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Northrop Grumman

US
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Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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Northrop Grumman won a 2020 contract worth $253,000,000 to design a payload for the Protected Tactical Satcom (PTS) program.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2022Boeing’s satellite communications payload for U.S. Space Force passes design review

On 2022-02-28, the Space Development Agency awarded nearly $1,800,000,000 in contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and York Space Systems to build 126 satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 14, 2022DoD wants to change how it buys space technology – but can it?

The October 2014 failure of an Orbital ATK Antares rocket affected Ukraine because the rocket’s first stage was designed and built by Ukrainian firms Yuzhnoye and Yuzhmash.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 12, 2022From the archives | An untethered Ukraine seeks new orbits for its space industry

Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket uses RD-181 engines manufactured in Russia and a first stage built by Ukraine’s Yuzhnoye/Yuzhmash.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMar 8, 2022The ending of an era in international space cooperation

Dmitry Rogozin decided to cut off the supply of RD-181 engines used in Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket, which is used to launch cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 3, 2022U.S. Air Force sees no impact from Russia’s decision to cut off supply of rocket engines

Four Northrop Grumman GEM 63 solid rocket boosters helped launch and deploy NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite T (GOES-T) aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on 2022-03-02.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 3, 2022Northrop Grumman GEMs Empower The ULA GOES-T Launch

The NG-17 Cygnus cargo spacecraft from Northrop Grumman arrived at the International Space Station on 2022-02-21.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductMar 3, 2022Roscosmos head again questions future of ISS while NASA emphasizes cooperation

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) manufactured four 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63) solid rocket boosters used on the mission.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMar 3, 2022Northrop Grumman GEMs Empower The ULA GOES-T Launch

Lockheed Martin selected Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace to develop mission payload designs as part of risk-reduction efforts to meet the U.S. Space Force imperative to launch the first NGG satellite by 2025.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 2, 2022Lockheed Martin Selects Mission Payload Providers For Missile Warning Satellite System

The payload designs from Raytheon Technologies and the Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace team completed critical design reviews in 2021 and are on track to fly on the first two Next Gen OPIR satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMar 1, 2022Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman select payload providers for Space Force missile-warning satellites

Northrop Grumman expects to receive a production contract for the Next Gen OPIR polar satellites in mid-2025.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanMar 1, 2022Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman select payload providers for Space Force missile-warning satellites

Northrop Grumman and York Space Systems are each building 42 satellites under a combined contract that is worth nearly $1,800,000,000 in total.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 1, 2022Lockheed Martin plots U.K. satellite manufacturing base

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft that arrived at the International Space Station on 2022-02-21 is being considered for a test to reboost the station.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductMar 1, 2022ISS operations remain normal ahead of private astronaut mission

In 2020 Lockheed Martin selected Raytheon Technologies and a Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace team to design competing sensor payloads for Next Gen OPIR satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMar 1, 2022Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman select payload providers for Space Force missile-warning satellites

In May 2020 the U.S. Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $2,370,000,000 contract for the development of two Next Gen OPIR polar satellites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMar 1, 2022Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman select payload providers for Space Force missile-warning satellites

Northrop Grumman (including work by Orbital Sciences prior to acquisition) assembled, integrated and tested 81 Iridium NEXT satellites that were deployed in low Earth orbit in 2019.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 28, 2022Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, York Space selected to build DoD’s internet-in-space constellation

Northrop Grumman previously assembled, integrated, and tested 81 Iridium NEXT satellites deployed in low Earth orbit in 2019 through a program originating with Orbital Sciences Corp.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductFeb 28, 2022Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, York Space selected to build DoD’s internet-in-space constellation

SDA awarded $700,000,000 to Lockheed Martin, $692,000,000 to Northrop Grumman, and $382,000,000 to York Space Systems for the Transport Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 28, 2022Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, York Space selected to build DoD’s internet-in-space constellation

The Space Development Agency awarded Northrop Grumman a $692,000,000 contract for Transport Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipFeb 28, 2022Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, York Space selected to build DoD’s internet-in-space constellation

The three prototype agreements were awarded to Lockheed Martin Space, Northrop Grumman Space Systems, and York Space Systems to each build and demonstrate effectiveness for two near-polar low Earth orbital planes of the six-plane T1TL.

Mentioned as: Northrop Grumman Space SystemsOrg RelationshipFeb 28, 2022SDA Awards Contracts For 126 Satellites
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