Polaris Intelligence
Polaris
Intelligence
AboutNational IntelligenceOrganizationsProductsMissionsSpacecraftConstellationsForecastsLatest Information
Explore
© Polaris Intelligence 2026Admin

Northrop Grumman

US
commercial
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
Admin Edit

All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

Stratolaunch ended work on its own family of launch vehicles on 2019-01-18 and decided to use its aircraft for launching Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rockets.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 18, 2019Stratolaunch abandons launch vehicle program

Stratolaunch plans to initially use the airplane for launches of Pegasus XL rockets provided by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 10, 2019Stratolaunch airplane nears first flight

The loop heat pipes for GOES-17’s ABI were built by ATK for Exelis, and those loop heat pipes were unable to adequately cool the imager’s infrared and near-infrared channels for approximately 12 hours per day.

Mentioned as: ATKTechnical ProductJan 9, 2019Lockheed Martin halts work on GOES-T to wait for instrument fix

Sierra Nevada Corporation, SpaceX, and Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems) received Commercial Resupply Services 2 contracts from NASA in January 2016.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralDec 18, 2018Dream Chaser cleared to begin full-scale production

Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems stated that new satellites must be built and launched in time to complete transitions within an 18-to-36-month clearing timeline.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralDec 12, 2018C-Band Alliance members promise to buy American for new satellites under C-band plan

Launcher conducts engine testing at a site on Long Island that was previously used by Grumman for building F-14 fighter jets.

Mentioned as: GrummanTechnical ProductDec 4, 2018Launcher takes long-term view of small launch market

Northrop Grumman launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on 2018-11-17.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipNov 17, 2018Antares launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to ISS

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station early on 2018-11-15 on the company’s Antares launch vehicle from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductNov 13, 2018ISS science not affected by smaller crew

Prior to Falcon 9 receiving Category 3 certification, United Launch Alliance was the only provider offering Category 3 vehicles for NASA missions other than Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralNov 9, 2018NASA certifies Falcon 9 for highest priority science missions

Northrop Grumman received a Launch Service Agreement award and is targeting a 2021 first launch for its OmegA vehicle.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanOct 25, 2018ULA now planning first launch of Vulcan in 2021

Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman did not expect to conduct first launches of their LSA-funded rockets until 2021.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralOct 23, 2018Military launch poised for new era as Air Force prepares to move beyond EELV

In 2016 the Air Force awarded roughly $1,000,000,000 in Other Transaction Authority research-and-development contracts to ULA, SpaceX, Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems), and Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 23, 2018Military launch poised for new era as Air Force prepares to move beyond EELV

On 2018-10-10, the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center allocated up to $792,000,000 to Northrop Grumman to develop the OmegA rocket.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 23, 2018Military launch poised for new era as Air Force prepares to move beyond EELV

The U.S. Air Force awarded contracts to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, and United Launch Alliance to further develop their launch vehicles so they can meet national security requirements that include flying to nine different orbits.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralOct 17, 2018ULA CEO Bruno: New competitors in military launch market ‘good for the country’

LC-2 will be built just south and east of Pad 0-A at Wallops, which is used by Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanOct 17, 2018Rocket Lab selects Wallops for U.S. launch site

Northrop Grumman completed a $9,200,000,000 purchase of Orbital ATK in June of the prior year.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 15, 2018Harris, L3 CEOs say merger will catapult company among prime contractor elite

Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket is designed to loft up to 8,000 kg to low Earth orbit and is the closest match to Delta 2’s capability.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralOct 15, 2018Delta 2 finishes its 29-year run as America’s trusty medium-lift workhorse

The companies awarded 2018-09-27 contracts to develop hypersonic weapon system concepts are BAE Systems, Boeing, General Atomics, L3 Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Draper Laboratories.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 12, 2018Is Space Sensor Layer the Pentagon’s next major space program?

The nine firms awarded $1,000,000 study contracts for Space Sensor Layer concept designs are Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, General Atomics, Maxar Technologies, Draper Laboratories, Leidos, Millennium Space, and Boeing.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative FinancialOct 12, 2018Is Space Sensor Layer the Pentagon’s next major space program?

The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman $792,000,000 in LSA funding to develop the OmegA rocket.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipOct 11, 2018Air Force funding three new rockets to compete with SpaceX but only intends to buy launch services from two providers
Page85of89