York Space Systems confirmed today it has delivered all of the 21 satellites that will fly next month on the long-anticipated first launch of the Space Development Agency’s first operational data transport satellites.

“Our satellites are built, delivered, and ready for launch, now all that’s left is integration with the rocket,” Melanie Preisser, York’s vice president and general manager, said in a statement. “Once deployed, these systems will provide on-orbit Link 16 connectivity to the warfighter.”

The Sept. 10 launch, which will fly from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, will kick-start a months-long campaign to deliver 126 data transport and 28 missile warning and tracking satellites to low Earth orbit.

The transport constellation is designed to provide global communication

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