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Northrop Grumman

US
commercial
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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The 38 satellites awarded to Northrop Grumman will support Tranche 2 Transport Layer – Alpha (T2TL-Alpha) of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2023Northrop Grumman Selected by SDA to Design and Build Nearly 40 Data Transport Satellites

To date, the Space Development Agency has announced awards to Northrop Grumman for 132 satellites.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductOct 31, 2023Northrop Grumman selected to deliver nearly 40 data transport satellites to SDA

The 38 satellites awarded to Northrop Grumman will support Tranche 2 Transport Layer – Alpha (T2TL-Alpha) of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2023Northrop Grumman selected to deliver nearly 40 data transport satellites to SDA

SDA awarded Northrop Grumman 36 satellites in August 2023 as part of Tranche 2 Transport Layer – Beta (T2TL-Beta).

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2023Northrop Grumman selected to deliver nearly 40 data transport satellites to SDA

The Space Development Agency awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) an agreement with a total potential value of approximately $732,000,000 to design and build 38 data transport satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2023Northrop Grumman selected to deliver nearly 40 data transport satellites to SDA

The award to Northrop Grumman Space Systems was fully signed on 2023-10-26.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductOct 31, 2023SDA awards billion$ for 100 Alpha variant satellites for Tranche 2 Transport Layer

The Space Development Agency awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation an agreement with a total potential value of approximately $732,000,000 to design and build 38 data transport satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2023Northrop Grumman Selected by SDA to Design and Build Nearly 40 Data Transport Satellites

Northrop Grumman received an August 2023 award of 36 satellites as part of Tranche 2 Transport Layer – Beta (T2TL-Beta).

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2023Northrop Grumman Selected by SDA to Design and Build Nearly 40 Data Transport Satellites

NASA will reallocate unused funds from Northrop Grumman’s Space Act Agreement to other companies with NASA agreements, including Voyager Space.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralOct 30, 2023Shaking up the commercial space station industry

Transport Layer Tranche 2 includes 72 Beta satellites ordered from Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman that carry more complex communications payloads.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 30, 2023Space Development Agency awards Northrop Grumman $732 million contract for 38 satellites and support services

Northrop Grumman has won orders from the Space Development Agency for 132 satellites for the Transport and the Tracking Layer to date.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 30, 2023Space Development Agency awards Northrop Grumman $732 million contract for 38 satellites and support services

Company executives at Northrop Grumman had difficulties identifying customers and faced uncertainties about international partners and regulatory issues.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralOct 30, 2023Shaking up the commercial space station industry

Northrop Grumman is terminating its funded Space Act Agreement with NASA after receiving $36.6 million of the $125.6 million originally awarded.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanOrg RelationshipOct 30, 2023Shaking up the commercial space station industry

The Space Development Agency ordered LEO missile-tracking satellites from L3Harris and Northrop Grumman at about $47,000,000 per satellite.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 30, 2023Space Force to begin procurement of missile-tracking satellites for medium Earth orbit constellation

Northrop Grumman reported net earnings of $937 million in the last quarter.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative FinancialOct 30, 2023Shaking up the commercial space station industry

Northrop Grumman and Voyager Space will work together to develop a version of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft that could autonomously dock with Starlab.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralOct 30, 2023Shaking up the commercial space station industry

The third company that received a CLD award alongside Northrop Grumman and Voyager Space is Blue Origin.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralOct 30, 2023Shaking up the commercial space station industry

Northrop Grumman announced on October 4 that it is abandoning plans to develop its own commercial space station.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 30, 2023Shaking up the commercial space station industry

Steve Krein is the vice president of civil and commercial space at Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralOct 30, 2023Shaking up the commercial space station industry

The 38 Northrop Grumman satellites are for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 2 Alpha, which will have a total of 100 satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductOct 30, 2023Space Development Agency awards Northrop Grumman $732 million contract for 38 satellites and support services
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