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Northrop Grumman

US
commercial
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and York Space Systems won Space Development Agency contracts in early 2022 to deliver 42 satellites apiece by 2024 for the SDA Transport Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 18, 2023Northrop Grumman clears design hurdle for military communications satellite

Northrop Grumman completed a critical design review of a Space Development Agency communications satellite in 13 months.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralApr 18, 2023Northrop Grumman clears design hurdle for military communications satellite

Northrop Grumman and L3Harris are supplying the Space Development Agency with 14 missile-tracking satellites apiece for Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 18, 2023Northrop Grumman clears design hurdle for military communications satellite

Northrop Grumman is building 58 satellites for the Space Development Agency within a period of less than three years.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralApr 18, 2023Northrop Grumman clears design hurdle for military communications satellite

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense is supplying Northrop Grumman with 42 satellite buses for the Tranche 1 communications satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 18, 2023Northrop Grumman clears design hurdle for military communications satellite

SpaceLogistics is a division of Northrop Grumman Corporation that provides in-space servicing via its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV).

Mentioned as: Northrop Grumman CorporationOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2023Intelsat to extend satellite life

Boeing and Northrop Grumman are developing competing PTS prototype payloads that will be evaluated in on-orbit demonstrations in 2025.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductApr 13, 2023Boeing unveils WGS-11 design with new military payload

Northrop Grumman will launch at least three Cygnus missions through 2024 on SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets from Florida.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductApr 11, 2023Rocket Lab shifts NASA cubesat launches from Virginia to New Zealand

Northrop Grumman announced a partnership with Firefly Aerospace in August 2022 to develop a new first stage for Antares.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanOrg RelationshipApr 11, 2023Rocket Lab shifts NASA cubesat launches from Virginia to New Zealand

Northrop Grumman chose to build an independent ESPAStar-HP free-flyer satellite instead of a hosted payload to provide the government more flexible launch options.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductApr 9, 2023Northrop Grumman developing military communications satellite for 2025 launch

Northrop Grumman is developing a geostationary communications satellite that will compete against a Boeing design in a military procurement estimated to be worth $2,400,000,000.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 9, 2023Northrop Grumman developing military communications satellite for 2025 launch

The Department of Defense expects two PTS prototype payloads to be available for launch in fiscal year 2025 as payloads on Boeing’s WGS-11 (hosted) and Northrop Grumman’s ESPAStar-HP satellites (free-flyer).

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanApr 9, 2023Northrop Grumman developing military communications satellite for 2025 launch

Boeing and Northrop Grumman were selected in 2020 by the U.S. Space Force to develop Protected Tactical Satcom prototype payloads (PTS).

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralApr 9, 2023Northrop Grumman developing military communications satellite for 2025 launch

The James Webb Space Telescope industry team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation won the National Aeronautic Association Robert J. Collier Trophy.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralApr 5, 2023Northrop Grumman Wins Collier Trophy for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

Before joining ST Engineering iDirect, Tim Winter managed businesses across the defense industry at L-3 Communications and Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipApr 5, 2023iDirect Government names an interim President

Major aerospace companies Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have announced plans to offer rovers to NASA.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralApr 4, 2023Astrolab Plans to Launch Moon Rover on SpaceX Starship

Northrop Grumman has announced plans to offer a rover to NASA for the Lunar Terrain Vehicle competition.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMar 31, 2023Astrolab to send rover to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship

SES-18 and SES-19 satellites were designed and assembled by Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMar 23, 2023SES-18 and SES-19 Satellites Built by Northrop Grumman Successfully Launched by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket

Northrop Grumman is partnering with Boeing to enable global allied interoperability for E-7 air battle management capabilities.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 22, 2023Northrop Grumman to produce MESA for U.S. Air Force E-7

Miranda will power the Medium Launch Vehicle that Firefly is co-developing with Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 22, 2023Firefly Aerospace Completes Risk Reduction Testing for Critical Miranda Engine Components
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