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Orbital's national security systems range from smaller, more affordable spacecraft buses (e.g. disaggregated systems) to hosted payload applications. [34] Orbital advocates disaggregated systems because conceptually disaggregated systems can lower the cost and accelerate the development and deployment of national security space systems.
After a successful demonstration flight in 2013, Orbital was chosen to receive a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. A larger Enhanced Cygnus was introduced in 2015. Orbital Sciences merged into Orbital ATK in 2015; Northrop Grumman purchased Orbital ATK in 2018 and has continued to operate Cygnus missions. A further enlarged Mission B ...
Orbital joined SpaceX as one of only two private entities to supply the International Space Station with its launch of the Cygnus Orb-D1 mission on its Antares rocket on September 28, 2013. [ 16 ] United States SpaceX (USA) became the second company to launch a rocket into orbit using a rocket developed with private—not government—funds. [ 17 ]
BSAT-2b, was a geostationary communications satellite ordered by B-SAT which was designed and manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the STAR-1 platform. It was designed to be stationed on the 110° East orbital slot along its companion BSAT-2a where it would provide redundant high definition direct television broadcasting across Japan.
Orbital Sciences Corporation space launch vehicles (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Orbital Sciences Corporation" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Carl Erwin Walz (born 6 September 1955) is a retired NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Advanced Programs Group as vice president for Human Space Flight Operations. Walz was formerly assigned to the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The Albanian Basketball Federation (Albanian: Federata Shqiptare e Basketbollit; FSHB) is the governing body of basketball in Albania. It is based in Tirana , Albania. It organises the national basketball leagues of the Albanian Superliga , the First Division , the Albanian Cup and Supercup .
Artist impression of Optus D1, built on the Orbital Star Bus platform. Star Bus is a satellite bus family of Orbital ATK.It was originally developed by Thomas van der Heyden, co-founder of CTAI, and later sold to and manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation.