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American aerospace company (1982-2015)
Orbital Sciences Corporation (commonly referred to as Orbital) was an American company specializing in the design, manufacture, and launch of small- and
Orbital_Sciences_Corporation
L-1011 modified to carry rockets
Renewal of Orbital Sciences Launch Operator Licenses". "NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION : License Number: LLO 01-058 Rev 4". "ORBITAL SCIENCES, LLC :
Stargazer_(aircraft)
Medium-lift expendable rocket by Northrop Grumman
medium-lift launch vehicle developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation with financial support from NASA under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)
Antares_(rocket)
American aerospace and defense company
February 9, 2015, from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alliant Techsystems (ATK). Orbital ATK designed, built, and delivered rocket
Orbital_ATK
Air-launched rocket
developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and later built and launched by Northrop Grumman. Pegasus was the world's first privately developed orbital launch
Northrop_Grumman_Pegasus
Space launch vehicle
(PDF). Minotaur I. Orbital Sciences Corporation. Retrieved 2009-04-28. "Minotaur Mission History". Minotaur I. Orbital Sciences Corporation. Retrieved 2009-04-28
Minotaur_I
Hypersonic research plane
The Orbital Sciences X-34 was intended to be a low-cost testbed for demonstrating "key technologies" that could be integrated into the Reusable Launch
Orbital_Sciences_X-34
Uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed by Orbital Sciences
missions. It was originally built by Orbital Sciences Corporation with financial support from NASA under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)
Cygnus_(spacecraft)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up orbital in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Orbital may refer to: Atomic orbital Molecular orbital Hybrid orbital Orbit Earth orbit Orbit (anatomy)
Orbital
American commercial satellite imaging company
into the DigitalGlobe corporation on January 29, 2013. The company was founded in 1992 as a division of Orbital Sciences Corporation in the wake of the 1992
GeoEye
American aerospace and defense firm (1990–2015)
with Orbital Sciences Corporation. The spinoff of the Sporting Group to create Vista Outdoor and the merger leading to the creation of Orbital ATK were
Alliant_Techsystems
American expendable launch system
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Minotaur V was developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now absorbed into Northrop Grumman) and made its maiden, and
Minotaur_V
Canadian space technology company
maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Orbital Sciences Corporation (27 June 2000). "Form 10-K/A Orbital Sciences Corp /de/ Annual report [Section 13 and
MDA_Space
Former NASA program
latter's agreement was terminated due to insufficient progress. Orbital Sciences Corporation replaced Rocketplane Kistler in the program in 2008. COTS differs
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
Commercial_Orbital_Transportation_Services
Proposed commercial orbital space station
initially proposed in 2010 by Orbital Technologies, a Russian aerospace firm (not to be confused with Orbital Sciences Corporation), who is collaborating to
Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station
Orbital_Technologies_Commercial_Space_Station
Anti-ballistic missile
sheet: GMD Boost Vehicle" (PDF). Orbital Sciences Corporation. Orbital Sciences Ground-based interceptor (GBI) (2002) Orbital Boost Vehicle (OBV) William Graham
Ground-Based_Interceptor
American lawyer, businessman (born 1954)
the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani and a co-founder of Orbital Sciences Corporation. Bruce Walker Ferguson was born in Washington D.C. in 1954. He
Bruce_Walker_Ferguson
Four stage, solid fuel launch vehicle
(PDF). Orbital ATK. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016. "OCO". Orbital Sciences Corporation. "Taurus
Minotaur-C
Proposed Orbital Sciences Corporation spaceplane
horizontal-landing (VTHL) lifting body spaceplane concept put forward by Orbital Sciences Corporation in late 2010 as part of the second phase of NASA's Commercial
Prometheus_(spacecraft)
U.S. Army smart munitions system
contractor was Alliant Techsystems – later merging with Orbital Sciences Corporation to form Orbital ATK, in turn being taken over by Northrop Grumman and
M1156_precision_guidance_kit
Air-launched orbital rocket
as Thunderbolt, was an air-launched orbital rocket under development in 2012–2015 by Orbital Sciences Corporation for use by Stratolaunch Systems. The
Pegasus_II_(rocket)
Ukrainian rocket and satellite designer
Zenit-3SL Zenit-3SLB Antares first stage core, in cooperation with Orbital Sciences Corporation Dnepr, converted R-36 ICBM R-36 ICBM, NATO reporting name SS-18
KB_Pivdenne
List of communications satellites
Development Center C1: Space Systems/Loral D Series: Orbital Sciences Corporation D3: Orbital Sciences Corporation Optus D1 Satellite Payload Information Australian
Optus_(satellite)
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
Center built the IBEX-Hi and IBEX-Lo sensors respectively. The Orbital Sciences Corporation manufactured the satellite bus and was the location for spacecraft
Interstellar Boundary Explorer
Interstellar_Boundary_Explorer
Family of spacecraft buses
com. Orbital Sciences Corporation. August 18, 1997. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-09-06. "Spacecraft Buses". Orbital ATK. Archived
GEOStar
Azerbaijani communications satellite
Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, it was launched by Ariane 5 into orbit on February 7, 2013 from Kourou in French Guiana at orbital positions 46°
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a
American wireless networking and telecommunications company
The Orbcomm low Earth orbit (LEO) system was conceived by Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) in the late 1980s. In 1990, Orbital filed the world's first
Orbcomm
2013 cargo mission to the ISS
Orbital-D1, also known as Orb-D1, and Cygnus 1, was the first flight of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation. It was
Cygnus_Orb-D1
for use by the United States Air Force and NASA. Taken over by Orbital Sciences Corporation, Aries, as the Target Test Vehicle, remains in use. In the late
Aries_(rocket)
Family of spacecraft buses
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
Star_Bus
It was a member of the Minotaur family of rockets produced by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman) and would have been used for long-range
Minotaur_III
Short street in Sterling, Virginia
(Virginia State Route 28), roughly 500 feet (150 m) to the west. Orbital Sciences Corporation was founded in 1982 to provide rocket engines and parts to aerospace
Warp_Drive
American aerospace company (1926–1995)
Viking 1 and Viking 2 landers, the Transfer Orbit Stage (under subcontract to Orbital Sciences Corporation) and various satellite models. 1912: The Alco
Lockheed_Corporation
2013 American test spaceflight
Antares A-ONE mission was the maiden flight of Orbital Sciences Corporation' Antares launch vehicle including the ascent to space and accurate delivery
Antares_A-ONE
Family of American rockets
Minotaur family and the first ground-launched orbital booster developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC). It was derived by adding a solid booster
Minotaur_(rocket_family)
Japanese communications satellite
designed and manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the STAR-1 platform. It was stationed on the 110° East orbital slot along its companion BSAT-2c
BSAT-2a
Australian geostationary communications satellite
401-kilogram (5,293 lb) satellite, which was constructed by Orbital Sciences Corporation based on the Star-2.4 satellite bus, with the same configuration
Optus_D3
Intercontinental ballistic missile
warheads were moved to the Minuteman III. The private launch firm Orbital Sciences Corporation has developed the Minotaur IV, a four-stage civilian expendable
LGM-118_Peacekeeper
Single-stage solid-fueled booster rocket
The Transfer Orbit Stage (TOS) was an upper stage developed by Martin Marietta for Orbital Sciences Corporation during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Transfer_Orbit_Stage
Geostationary communications satellite
by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now Lockheed Martin). N-STAR c was the first order for the GEOStar-2 (then called STAR-2) platform, and Orbital Sciences
N-STAR_c
American earth observation satellite
spacecraft was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, under contract to NASA, and uses Orbital's standard LEOStar-3 satellite bus. Orbital was responsible for
Landsat_8
NASA UV space telescope of the Explorer program, operated 2003-2013
nearly 300 watts to the spacecraft. The satellite bus is from Orbital Sciences Corporation based on OrbView 4. The telescope was a 50 cm (20 in) Modified
GALEX
Failed NASA satellite mission
aluminum manufacturer Sapa Profiles. The Glory spacecraft bus uses Orbital Science Corporation's LEOStar bus design, with twin articulated deployable solar panels
Glory_(satellite)
NASA concept to support the International Space Station
Martin (Sept. 2003) "Orbital Submits Proposal for NASA's Commercial Crew Development Program". Press Release. Orbital Sciences Corporation. 2010-12-14. Retrieved
Orbital_Space_Plane_Program
County in Virginia, United States
high tech companies, including Verizon Business, Telos Corporation, and Orbital Sciences Corporation. Like Fairfax County's Dulles Corridor, Loudoun County
Loudoun_County,_Virginia
U.S. Navy sea-skimming missile test target
Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) and used by the United States Navy as a successor to the MQM-8 Vandal. Orbital's proposal was chosen over the
GQM-163_Coyote
Communications satellite
is based on the STAR-2 satellite bus, and was constructed by Orbital Sciences Corporation. It carries 24 Ku band transponders, to provide direct-to-home
Thor_5
NASA X-ray space telescope of the Explorer program
industrial partners include Orbital Sciences Corporation and ATK Space Components. NASA contracted with Orbital Sciences Corporation to launch NuSTAR (mass
NuSTAR
Communications satellite
NSS-9 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation and launched February 12, 2009 aboard Ariane 5 flight V-187. Built on the Orbital STAR-2 satellite bus
NSS-9
Communications satellite
12 February 2023. "Intelsat 11". Orbital Sciences Corporation. "Arianespace boosts Intelsat 11 and Optus D2 into orbit". Arianespace. Archived from the
Intelsat_11
Russian communications satellite
Americom (later SES World Skies. Now, SES). SES-3 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC), and is based on the Star-2.4 satellite bus. It is equipped
SES-3
Topics referred to by the same term
government center that provides analysis of open-source intelligence Orbital Sciences Corporation, a satellite-oriented company Order of Saint Clare, a Religious
OSC
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
star-forming molecular clouds. The spacecraft was delivered to Orbital Sciences Corporation at Vandenberg Air Force Base on 2 November 1998, for integration
Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
Submillimeter_Wave_Astronomy_Satellite
Mexican satellite for the MEXSAT telecommunications network
manufactured by the company Orbital Sciences Corporation and was launched from Kourou in French Guiana, and currently occupies the orbit 114.9° West. The Ministry
Mexsat-3
Unmanned US experimental hypersonic aircraft, 1991-2000
and contractors such as Boeing, Micro Craft Inc, Orbital Sciences Corporation and General Applied Science Laboratory (GASL). Micro Craft Inc. built the X-43A
NASA_X-43
First private Japanese satellite operator
N-STAR c was ordered by NTT DoCoMo from Lockheed Martin and Orbital Sciences Corporation. Orbital would supply the spacecraft and procure launch services
JSAT_Corporation
Japanese communications satellite
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-2b
NASA program for delivery of cargo to the ISS
(CRS SpX-1) and Orbital in 2014 (CRS Orb-1). In 2015, NASA extended CRS-1 to twenty flights for SpaceX and twelve flights for Orbital ATK. A second phase
Commercial_Resupply_Services
Spacecraft concept
ATK (which in the meantime in 2015 had merged with Orbital Sciences Corporation to become Orbital ATK) taking control and dissolving the ViviSat-company
Mission_Extension_Vehicle
NASA-led lunar exploration program
NASA. July 2, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2022. Orbital Sciences Corporation (April 11, 2007). "Orbital to Provide Abort Test Booster for NASA Testing"
Artemis_program
U.S. Air Force communications outage prediction satellite (2008–2015)
scintillations in the Earth's ionosphere. It was launched by an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus-XL launch vehicle at 17:02:48 UTC on 16 April 2008 and
C/NOFS
Failed NASA climate satellite
spacecraft was provided by Orbital Sciences Corporation. During its two-year mission, OCO will fly in a near polar orbit which enables the instrument
Orbiting_Carbon_Observatory
Thai satellite
supersynchronous elliptical transfer orbit that will later be reduced by the satellite builder Orbital Sciences Corporation to an approximately 35,800 kilometers
Thaicom_6
Topics referred to by the same term
sailboat design Cygnus (spacecraft), a space vehicle developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and Thales Alenia Space Cygnus Air or Gestair Cargo, a Spanish
Cygnus
Japanese communications satellite
designed and manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the STAR-1 platform. It was stationed on the 110° East orbital slot along its companion BSAT-2a
BSAT-2c
Communications satellite
Intelsat 15 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, on a Star-2.4. It is located at 85° E longitude on the geostationary orbit. It was launched from Baikonur
Intelsat_15
American astronaut (born 1955)
September 1955) is a retired NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Advanced Programs Group as vice president for Human Space Flight
Carl_E._Walz
Malaysian communications satellite
geosynchronous orbit at 91.5 degrees but has now be moved to 160 Degrees to serve abc and SBS channels. It was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, based on
MEASAT-3a
Integration facility where missiles and rockets are assembled before launch
Vehicle for ISS Cargo and Satellite Delivery Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, David Steffy, Orbital Sciences Corporation, 2008-07-15, page 9.
Horizontal integration facility
Horizontal_integration_facility
Malaysian Satellite Service System
geostationary satellites designed and built by Boeing Satellite Systems, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Loral Space & Communications, and Airbus Defence and Space.
MEASAT_Satellite_Systems
Orbital Sciences Corporation (USA) became the first company to launch a privately developed rocket into orbit, the Pegasus on April 5, 1990. Orbital subsequently
Timeline of first orbital launches by country
Timeline_of_first_orbital_launches_by_country
Geostationary Communications satellite
aperture terminals in the United States. SES-1 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC), and is based on the Star-2.4 satellite bus. It is equipped
SES-1
Proposed NASA satellite of the Explorer program
Outreach (EPO) support. The satellite would have been built by Orbital Sciences Corporation using its LEOStar-2 satellite bus design, and would also conduct
Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer
Gravity_and_Extreme_Magnetism_Small_Explorer
Space launch vehicle
May 15, 2024. "Orbital Successfully Launches First Minotaur IV Rocket for U.S. Air Force" (Press release). Orbital Sciences Corporation. April 27, 2010
Minotaur_IV
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
Sun-synchronous orbit by a Pegasus-XL launch vehicle, which was air-launched from the Lockheed L-1011 Stargazer aircraft operated by Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere
Aeronomy_of_Ice_in_the_Mesosphere
Mid-2014 cargo mission to the ISS
Orbital-2, also known as Orb-2, was the third flight of the Orbital Sciences' uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus, its third flight to the International
Cygnus_Orb-2
Peruvian student Cubesat
the earth orbit created and operated by students and staff at Universidad Alas Peruanas. It was launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket
UAPSat-1
French Guiana, on 2 August 2012. HYLAS 2 was constructed by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the STAR-2 platform for the UK telecommunications company
HYLAS_2
American military space surveillance program
Orbital Sciences Corporation; their capabilities and development and construction budgets are classified. They operate in "near-geosynchronous orbit"
Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program
Geosynchronous_Space_Situational_Awareness_Program
Topics referred to by the same term
polling agency Orb Publications, an Australian publishing company Orbital Sciences Corporation (former NYSE stock ticker: ORB) Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg
Orb
American aerospace, defense, security, and technology company
Viking 1 and Viking 2 landers, the Transfer Orbit Stage (under subcontract to Orbital Sciences Corporation) and various satellite models.[citation needed]
Lockheed_Martin
Satellite model made by Northrop Grumman
fuel. "OSC → Orbital ATK → Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS): Star-3 → GeoStar-3". 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020. "Orbital ATK's Advanced
GEOStar-3
Satellite of NASA's Earth Observing System program
constructed by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Its total cost, including the instrument, launch, ground station, operations, and science team activities
ACRIMSAT
American defense manufacturing conglomerate
Crown II Mine Closing; Freeman Coal Sold to New Company. Red Orbit, September 4, 2007. Orbital buys General Dynamics' spacecraft business . BusinessWeek
General_Dynamics
Geostationary communications satellite
by Intelsat planned to be located at 58°W.L. It was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, on a Star-2.4 bus. Intelsat 16 was formerly known as PAS-11R
Intelsat_16
Commercial space launch facility
NASA selected Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corporation (Northrop Grumman) to participate in the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport
Spanish communications satellite
is a Spanish commercial communications satellite developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and operated by Hispasat. It was successfully launched in 2014
Amazonas_4A
American aerospace engineer
Research Satellite (UARS) Airborne Support Equipment (UASE) at the Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC). At General Electric, he designed and tested a variety
Robert_Rashford
Communications satellite broadcasting to Africa
geosynchronous orbit at 33 degrees east, serving TV and broadband communications to Africa. Intelsat 28 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, and is based
Intelsat_28
Satellite model made by Northrop Grumman
portal Star Bus GEOStar Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems "Orbital ATK" (PDF). Orbital.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12. "→ Star-2 → GeoStar-2". 20 February
GEOStar-2
Topics referred to by the same term
(CRS-3), the third International Space Station resupply mission by Orbital Sciences Corporation Calgary/Christiansen Field Aerodrome (TC id: CRS3) airport near
CRS-3
NASA Autonomous Rendezvous demo 2005
Aerospace Exploration Agency had autonomous spacecraft navigation. Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) was the prime contractor for construction, launch and operation
DART_(satellite)
Topics referred to by the same term
Han Pegasus II (rocket), an air-launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation The Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, also designated Pegasus
Pegasus_II
Japanese satellite operator
an Ariane 44P along Nilesat 101. BSAT-2a was manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation based on the Star Bus platform. It was launched aboard an Ariane
Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation
Broadcasting_Satellite_System_Corporation
Topics referred to by the same term
Space Agency Prometheus (spacecraft), a proposed spacecraft by Orbital Sciences Corporation Project Prometheus, NASA's nuclear propulsion program Prometheus
Prometheus_(disambiguation)
Defunct American rubber, related chemicals and rocket manufacturer (1929–2007)
Group. In 2014, Orbital ATK was formed from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alliant Techsystems. In 2018, Orbital ATK was purchased
Thiokol
Satellite
Minotaur lifted off, carrying USA-225 into orbit. The launch was conducted by Orbital Sciences Corporation. For launch, the RPP satellite was given the
USA-225
Satellite model by Northrop Grumman
"OSC: StarBus → Star-1". 27 August 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2020. "OSC → Orbital ATK → Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS): Aquila → GeoStar-1".
GEOStar-1
Combined Statistical Area in the United States
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Booz Allen Hamilton, Leidos, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Orbital Sciences Corporation, and
Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area
Washington–Baltimore_combined_statistical_area
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Comparison of orbital launcher families
Comparison_of_orbital_launcher_families
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