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Northrop Grumman

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Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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Northrop Grumman manufactured and delivered both GSSAP payloads for the USSF-8 mission.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2022Northrop Grumman-Built USSF Mission-8 Satellites Successfully Pushed To Orbit By ULA

Northrop Grumman has manufactured all GSSAP satellites since the program’s inception in 2011.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2022Northrop Grumman-Built USSF Mission-8 Satellites Successfully Pushed To Orbit By ULA

Northrop Grumman provided the Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM) 63 solid rocket booster for the USSF-8 mission.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductJan 20, 2022All Systems Go As ULA’s Atlas V Preps For Tomorrow’s Launch Of U.S. Space Force’s USSF-8

SERC launched its first satellite, Careus, in 2010 in partnership between USC and Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 13, 2022USC’s Satellite Dodona With Lockheed Martin La Jument Payloads Travel To Orbit

Intelsat ordered seven spacecraft to help clear C-band spectrum for terrestrial cellular 0.005 kg operators in the U.S., five from Maxar and two from Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJan 12, 2022Intelsat orders two flexible GEO satellites for post-bankruptcy growth plan

SpaceX is slated to launch the two Northrop Grumman-built satellites with GX10A and GX10B to highly elliptical orbit next year for Arctic coverage.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipDec 22, 2021MHI launches Inmarsat’s first dual-band satellite

A satellite solar panel designed by Northrop Grumman successfully performed lab tests of space-based power harvesting at a Northrop Grumman facility in Linthicum, Maryland.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductDec 21, 2021AFRL and Northrop Grumman test key hardware for space-based solar power experiment

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Northrop Grumman a $100,000,000 contract in 2018 to develop the payload for the Arachne demonstration.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductDec 21, 2021AFRL and Northrop Grumman test key hardware for space-based solar power experiment

Northrop Grumman and L3Harris must deliver their HBTSS prototype satellites in 2023.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralDec 20, 2021L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites pass critical design reviews

The Missile Defense Agency in January awarded Northrop Grumman a $155,000,000 contract and L3Harris a $121,000,000 contract to develop prototypes for on-orbit demonstrations.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipDec 20, 2021L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites pass critical design reviews

JPSS-2 will carry the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) built by Raytheon, the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) built by Ball Aerospace, the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) from Northrop Grumman, and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) built by L3Harris Technologies.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipDec 15, 2021Four NASA Earth Science missions to launch in 2022

Webb’s spacecraft bus, built by Northrop Grumman, was filled with 167.38 kg (168 kg) of hydrazine fuel and 132.45 kg (133 kg) of dinitrogen tetroxide oxidizer.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductDec 12, 2021NASA’s $10 Billion James Webb Space Telescope Fully Fueled for Launch

The Missile Defense Agency selected two satellite designs made by L3Harris and Northrop Grumman for HBTSS and plans to launch both prototypes to orbit in 2023.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipDec 8, 2021Space Development Agency to acquire 28 missile-tracking satellites to launch in late 2024

Northrop Grumman provided five Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM) 63 solid rocket boosters for the Atlas V 551 that launched STP-3.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipDec 7, 2021UPDATE 3: The USSF’s STP-3 Mission Launch By ULA Is Successful — The STPSat-6 Satellite Is Released From Earth’s Gravity Via An Atlas V Rocket + Navigates To Orbit

Both the STPSat-6 and LDPE-1 spacecraft were built by Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralDec 7, 2021ULA launches STP-3 mission with national security and NASA payloads

Northrop Grumman will produce boosters for Artemis 4 through Artemis 8 that are identical to the boosters built for the first three SLS launches.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanDec 3, 2021Northrop Grumman wins NASA contract for SLS booster production

Northrop Grumman’s CLD concept is being developed with Dynetics and is designed so a single launch could place in orbit a facility able to support four people with the ability to expand.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipDec 3, 2021NASA awards funding to three commercial space station concepts

NASA awarded Northrop Grumman a Booster Production and Operations Contract (BPOC) on 2021-12-02 for production of several pairs of Space Launch System solid rocket boosters and development of a new booster version.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralDec 3, 2021Northrop Grumman wins NASA contract for SLS booster production

Northrop Grumman received a $125,600,000 CLD award for a previously undisclosed commercial space station concept that leverages Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft, Mission Extension Vehicle satellite servicing program, and the Habitation and Logistics Outpost module for the lunar Gateway.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductDec 3, 2021NASA awards funding to three commercial space station concepts

Northrop Grumman has a long-term goal of reducing the cost of the booster by 25% to 50%.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralDec 3, 2021Northrop Grumman wins NASA contract for SLS booster production
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