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Science and Environment Satellites
Hyperspectral Imaging
Northrop Grumman's state-of-the-art Hyperspectral Imaging Systems operate across up to 220 wavelengths to paint precise portraits of this hidden world.
Landsat 9
Landsat 9 is a joint mission formulated, implemented, and operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the United States Geological Survey.
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
Our Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) is currently performing successfully on the Soumi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-1 spacecraft, now known officially as NOAA-20.
Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite
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Chandra X-ray Observatory
Over the past 20 years, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has made extraordinary discoveries to further our curiosity about the universe.
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
Northrop Grumman is NASA's partner to build the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 (now NOAA-21), -3 and -4, a series of polar-orbiting environmental satellites.
Venus Atmospheric Maneuverable Platform (VAMP)
The Venus Atmospheric Maneuverable Platform (VAMP) air vehicle (AV) is an aeroshell-less hypersonic entry vehicle that transitions to a semi-buoyant, maneuverable, solar-powered air vehicle for flight in Venus' atmosphere.
Aerospace Products
Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Products organization offers a broad set of mature, proven and affordable products, services and capabilities for new and existing customers in the government, civil and commercial markets.
Earth Observing System – Aura
An Earth Observing System satellite - EOS Aura - hosts a suite of scientific instruments designed to make the most comprehensive measurements ever undertaken of trace gases in the environment that surrounds earth.
Starshade
The Starshade, in development by Northrop Grumman, would fly thousands of miles in front of a space telescope and eclipse different stars as needed to study planetary systems around the closest stars.
Dawn Spacecraft
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Earth Observing System – Aqua
Aqua is one of a series of orbiting Earth Observing System (EOS) platforms that are central to NASA's long-term study of the planet and its processes.
Beyond Expectations
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Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES)
NASA's Northrop Grumman-built Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument measures emitted and reflected radiative energy from the surface of the Earth and the atmosphere.
SIM Lite
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