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Northrop Grumman

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Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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Among the science payloads on Cygnus NG-16 is PIRPL, a 110-pound multispectral infrared imaging camera manufactured by Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductAug 9, 2021DoD experiment flying to International Space Station to collect data for missile-tracking sensors

Northrop Grumman Corporation will launch the 16th resupply mission (NG-16) to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract.

Mentioned as: northrop grumman corporationOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2021Northrop Grumman’s 16th Cargo Delivery Mission To The ISS Is Ready

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus NG-16 spacecraft is scheduled to launch on 2021-08-10 on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2021DoD experiment flying to International Space Station to collect data for missile-tracking sensors

LDPE uses Northrop Grumman’s ESPAStar bus, which is optimized for geostationary orbit but can also be used for low and medium Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2021Space Force developing “freight train to space” for smallsats

The Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise initially awarded the OSP-4 contract in October 2019 to Aevum, Firefly Black, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Rocket Lab USA, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., United Launch Alliance, VOX Space, and X-Bow Launch Systems.

Mentioned as: northrop grumman innovation systemsOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2021USSF Awards OSP-4 Contract To Smallsat Launch Providers

The U.S. Space Force previously awarded the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 mission on OSP-4 to Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2021USSF Awards OSP-4 Contract To Smallsat Launch Providers

L3Harris is producing NTS-3 using a Northrop Grumman ESPAStar bus.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 9, 2021U.S. military doubles down on GPS despite vulnerabilities

Cygnus NG-16 will launch on a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2021DoD experiment flying to International Space Station to collect data for missile-tracking sensors

The OSP-4 contract vehicle was created in October 2019 and initially selected eight companies: Aevum, Firefly, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, VOX Space, and X-Bow Launch.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2021ABL, Astra, Relativity selected to compete for U.S. Space Force responsive launch contracts

The U.S. Space Force awarded an OSP-4 contract for the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 mission to Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralAug 9, 2021ABL, Astra, Relativity selected to compete for U.S. Space Force responsive launch contracts

The Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace payload is one of two being manufactured for the U.S. Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared geosynchronous satellites made by Lockheed Martin.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 5, 2021Missile defense space sensor made by Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace clears design review

A new sensor payload developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation and Ball Aerospace to detect missile launches passed a critical design review on 2021-08-05.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 5, 2021Missile defense space sensor made by Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace clears design review

With the flight design complete, Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace will manufacture, integrate, and test the Next-Gen OPIR GEO flight mission payload.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 5, 2021CDR For Next-Gen OPIR GEO Mission Payload Successfully Completed By Northrop Grumman + Ball Aerospace

Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace plan to deliver their sensor payload to Lockheed Martin in 2023.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 5, 2021Missile defense space sensor made by Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace clears design review

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Ball Aerospace completed the Critical Design Review for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous (GEO) mission payload.

Mentioned as: Northrop Grumman CorporationTechnical ProductAug 5, 2021CDR For Next-Gen OPIR GEO Mission Payload Successfully Completed By Northrop Grumman + Ball Aerospace

Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace are one of two teams selected by Lockheed Martin to develop a competitive payload design for the Next-Gen OPIR GEO program.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 5, 2021CDR For Next-Gen OPIR GEO Mission Payload Successfully Completed By Northrop Grumman + Ball Aerospace

NTS-3 uses a unique acquisition model for the ESPAStar line to provide Northrop Grumman’s bus to another defense contractor for payload integration using standard interfaces.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 30, 2021AFRL goes ahead with NTS-3 Spacecraft development

Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered the NTS-3 satellite bus to L3Harris Technologies.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 30, 2021AFRL goes ahead with NTS-3 Spacecraft development

A year earlier, Northrop Grumman’s MEV-1 lifted Intelsat’s defunct IS-901 satellite out of a geostationary graveyard orbit and returned it to service.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJul 28, 2021Intelsat returning JCSAT-RA satellite to Japan’s Sky Perfect JSAT

NASA engaged with Northrop Grumman on HALO for nearly two years under a series of contracts worth more than $1,100,000,000 prior to the $935,000,000 award.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative FinancialJul 9, 2021NASA awards contract to Northrop Grumman to build Gateway module
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