Organizations/Orbital Sciences Corporation
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Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch Provider · United States · Founded 1982 · orbital.com
Orbital Sciences Corporation was an American company specializing in the design, manufacture, and launch of small- and medium- class space and launch vehicle systems for commercial, military and other government customers. In 2014, Orbital merged with Alliant Techsystems (ATK) to create a new company called Orbital ATK, which in turn was purchased by Northrop Grumman in 2018.
Headquarters
Dulles
United States
Employees
1,001-5,000
Founded 1982
Total Launches
72
0 this year · ~0/month
Satellites in Orbit
0
4 operated all time
Satellites Built
98
75 still in orbit
Government Awards
$376M
2 awards tracked
Fleet
No launch vehicles operated directly.
Launches per Year
90.3% launch success rate
Satellites Launched per Year
Recent Satellites
- USA 2552014-07-28 · GEO · Manufacturer
- USA 2542014-07-28 · GEO · Manufacturer
- USA 2532014-07-28 · GEO · Manufacturer
- SS Janice Voss2014-07-13 · LEO · Built & operated
- OCO-22014-07-02 · LEO · Manufacturer
- Amazonas 4A2014-03-22 · GEO · Manufacturer
- SS C. Gordon Fullerton2014-01-09 · LEO · Built & operated
- Thaicom 62014-01-06 · HEO · Manufacturer
- SES-82013-12-03 · HEO · Manufacturer
- SS G. David Low2013-09-18 · LEO · Built & operated
Government Awards
Buyers
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$376M
Largest awards
- Icesat-2 delivery order - Core system spacecraft include hardware and softwareNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2011-09-01$208M
- Landsat 9 spacecraft. Core spacecraft including all associated hardware, software and documentation.National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2016-10-25$168M
US values are total obligations over each award's life; EU research values are the EU contribution. All government contracts →
Data Sources for This Record
curated, with source
Q1030096
Launch statistics
Launch Library 2 · updated every 6h
GCAT (J. McDowell, CC-BY 4.0) · weekly
official procurement records · twice a month