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Northrop Grumman

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Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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Airbus U.S. offers a modular, scalable 300–500 kg bus for the Northrop Grumman payload and future U.S. government missions.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 6, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus U.S. Space — Defense Inc. to supply 42 satellite bus platforms

Northrop Grumman selected Mynaric as a strategic supplier of laser communications systems in November 2021.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 6, 2022L3Harris makes strategic investment in Mynaric

The Space Development Agency selected Northrop Grumman in February to develop and field a portion of its Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) constellation.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 6, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus U.S. Space — Defense Inc. to supply 42 satellite bus platforms

Northrop Grumman conducted a ground test of optical communications using a Mynaric terminal on 2022-06-14.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 6, 2022L3Harris makes strategic investment in Mynaric

Northrop Grumman plans to use Mynaric’s laser communications technology for intersatellite links on spacecraft it is building for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 1 communications network.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJul 6, 2022L3Harris makes strategic investment in Mynaric

Northrop Grumman will use the Airbus Arrow 450 satellite bus for the Tranche 1 program.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

Northrop Grumman won a $692,000,000 contract from the U.S. Space Development Agency in February to produce 42 satellites projected to launch in 2024.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

Northrop Grumman will build Tranche 1 satellites integrating the Airbus platform with government and industry payloads, including optical communications terminals made by Mynaric.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

Northrop Grumman selected Airbus as its satellite bus supplier for the U.S. Space Development Agency’s low Earth orbit constellation on 2022-07-05.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

Under its contract with Northrop Grumman, Airbus will provide satellite buses as well as integration, testing, launch support, and space vehicle commissioning services.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2022Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

Northrop Grumman provided solid rocket boosters and other critical components for the Atlas V rocket that launched the USSF-12 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 4, 2022UPDATE 3: Via an Atlas V 541 rocket, ULA advances the USSF-12 mission to GEO + Northrop Grumman’s ESPAStar™ satellite

Northrop Grumman supplied an ESPAStar satellite and a Wide Field of View testbed missile detection satellite as part of the USSF-12 mission.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 4, 2022UPDATE 3: Via an Atlas V 541 rocket, ULA advances the USSF-12 mission to GEO + Northrop Grumman’s ESPAStar™ satellite

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched the NG-17 Cygnus on 2022-02-19, and the spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station two days later.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 28, 2022Cygnus departs ISS after reboost test

Under a separate development program, Northrop Grumman is combining proven Cygnus flight systems with advanced crew-focused technology to design a Commercial Space Station for NASA and other commercial space customers after the International Space Station is retired.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJun 27, 2022A successful ISS reboost by Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus™ spacecraft

Armadillo Aerospace and Masten Space Systems won prizes in the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge in 2009.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2022X Prize Foundation studying active debris removal competition

Prototype PTS payloads from Boeing and Northrop Grumman are expected to launch in 2024 for on-orbit demonstrations.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 22, 2022DoD Satcom: Big money for military satellites, slow shift to commercial services

Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman are expected to complete ESS prototype designs by 2025 and conduct in-space demonstrations.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 22, 2022DoD Satcom: Big money for military satellites, slow shift to commercial services

Italian firms D-Orbit and GAUSS, along with U.S. companies Momentus, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, and Spaceflight Inc. have developed orbital transfer vehicles.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 16, 2022Euroconsult anticipates growing demand for last-mile logistics

The fifth and sixth GSSAP spacecraft, built by Northrop Grumman, were launched in January.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 16, 2022An In-Orbit Game of Cat and Mouse: Close approaches prompt calls for communications and norms

Northrop Grumman and AT&T are collaborating to research and develop a 0.005 kg-enabled digital battle network.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 15, 2022Northrop Grumman’s laser communication demonstration for Tranche 1 Transport Layer’s prototype constellation is success
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