Northrop Grumman is a prominent American multinational aerospace and defense company deeply involved in the space industry. As a space technology and launch systems provider, they manufacture spacecraft, satellites, and precision sensors. They are a major partner with NASA, providing cargo delivery to the International Space Station (ISS) through their Cygnus spacecraft and contributing to projects like the James Webb Space Telescope. Northrop Grumman is also involved in developing advanced autonomous systems for military and commercial applications.
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Northrop Grumman selected Mynaric as a strategic supplier for laser communications equipment on 2021-11-01.
Northrop Grumman is on schedule to deliver the HBTSS prototype in 2023.
Northrop Grumman received a $153,000,000 contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for the Phase IIB portion of the HBTSS program.
Northrop Grumman has invested in Orbit Fab.
Northrop Grumman designed a satellite to track hypersonic and ballistic missiles that passed a key review and is a $153,000,000 spacecraft scheduled for delivery in 2023.
Northrop Grumman built the Landsat 9 spacecraft, integrated it with the instruments, and tested the observatory.
Northrop Grumman is estimated to buy a minimum of $35,000,000 worth of Mynaric equipment over five years.
Mynaric and Northrop Grumman will jointly develop and offer laser communication solutions for U.S. government space programs.
Northrop Grumman will purchase CONDOR Mk3 optical communications terminals from Mynaric for satellites that provide data rates between 100 megabits per second and 100 gigabits per second.
On 2021-11-01, Northrop Grumman selected Mynaric as a strategic supplier.
STPSat-6 is the primary payload for STP-3 and was built by Northrop Grumman.
SpaceLogistics is a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman that provides satellite life-extension services with Mission Extension Vehicles and is developing a future Mission Robotic Vehicle.
Northrop Grumman in Gilbert, Arizona built the Landsat 9 spacecraft, integrated it with instruments, and tested it.
Landsat 9 is based on Northrop Grumman’s flight-proven LEOStar-3 platform.
Northrop Grumman completed work on the Landsat 9 satellite at facilities in Gilbert, Arizona; San Diego, California; Commerce, California; and Goleta, California.
Northrop Grumman integrated the Ball Aerospace Operational Land Imager (OLI-2) and Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS-2) instruments onto Landsat 9.
Northrop Grumman developed the solar array that powers the Landsat 9 spacecraft.
Northrop Grumman’s 10-foot-diameter composite heat shield provides higher performance with lower weight and protects the Atlas V first stage from engine exhaust temperatures in excess of 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Landsat 9 extensively leverages the design of the Landsat 8 spacecraft built by Northrop Grumman.
Northrop Grumman manufactured the attitude control propellant tank for the Atlas V at its Commerce, California facility.