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Northrop Grumman

US
commercial
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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Northrop Grumman completed Critical Design Review on its Tranche 1 Transport Layer design in just over a year in April.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 21, 2023Northrop Grumman to build Tranche 2 Transport Layer-beta data transport satellites

The 72 satellites ordered from Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman comprise the Beta portion of Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 21, 2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites

Northrop Grumman was selected by the Space Development Agency to design and build 36 data transport satellites for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralAug 21, 2023Northrop Grumman to build Tranche 2 Transport Layer-beta data transport satellites

Northrop Grumman won a July 2022 contract for 14 missile-tracking satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 21, 2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites

Northrop Grumman will supply 36 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 21, 2023Northrop Grumman to build Tranche 2 Transport Layer-beta data transport satellites

Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta builds on Northrop Grumman’s previously awarded 42 Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites and 14 Tranche 1 Tracking Layer satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 21, 2023Northrop Grumman to build Tranche 2 Transport Layer-beta data transport satellites

The U.S. Space Force intends to award Northrop Grumman a sole-source contract to develop two ground-based radar sites to track space objects.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 17, 2023northrop-grumman-to-get-sole-source-contract-for-space-force-radar-sites/

The Space Systems Command published a special notice on 2023-08-07 indicating it intends to release a sole-source request for proposal to Northrop Grumman to complete fielding of the second and third DARC sites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 17, 2023northrop-grumman-to-get-sole-source-contract-for-space-force-radar-sites/

Northrop Grumman won a $341,000,000 contract in February 2022 to develop the first DARC site in the Indo-Pacific region.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 17, 2023northrop-grumman-to-get-sole-source-contract-for-space-force-radar-sites/

GSSAP 2 was one of six Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites built by Northrop Grumman that the U.S. Air Force began launching in 2014.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralAug 15, 2023U.S. deactivates GSSAP surveillance satellite, two new ones in the works

The U.S. Space Force has ordered two additional GSSAP satellites (GSSAP 7 and GSSAP 8) from Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2023U.S. deactivates GSSAP surveillance satellite, two new ones in the works

ASBM uses the Northrop Grumman GEOStar-3 platform as its satellite bus.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductAug 11, 2023Northrop Grumman Completes Major Milestone in Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and L3Harris are building Space Development Agency satellites using commercial buses from Terran Orbital, Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, and Maxar Technologies, respectively.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 11, 2023Space Development Agency shaking up how the military buys satellites

The Space Development Agency has ordered 56 satellites from Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 11, 2023Space Development Agency shaking up how the military buys satellites

ASBM uses the Northrop Grumman GEOStar-3 platform, which includes the main satellite structure and systems for power, propulsion, communications, command and data handling, thermal control, and guidance and navigational control.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 8, 2023Northrop Grumman achieves key milestone in Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission

The Cygnus launch was the 19th mission under a series of contracts with Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralAug 7, 2023Minding the space station gap

The Tranche 1 Transport Layer will consist of 126 satellites and will include spacecraft manufactured by Northrop Grumman and York Space Systems.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductAug 7, 2023Lockheed Martin’s data-transport satellite clears design review

Northrop Grumman plans to retire the Antares 230+ rocket and replace it with a new Antares 330 rocket in mid-2025.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 7, 2023Minding the space station gap

Northrop Grumman successfully launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the ISS, delivering over 3,750 kilograms of supplies.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 7, 2023Minding the space station gap

Northrop Grumman Corporation opened a Hypersonics Capability Center in Elkton, Maryland to produce advanced propulsion solutions that can power hypersonic missiles beyond Mach 5.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 3, 2023Northrop Grumman opens new hypersonic propulsion systems manufacturing facility
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