By Leigh McLeod Why go big when you can go small? For Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer Tim, that’s his modus operandi. Tim joined Northrop Grumman in May 2021 to work on a classified program in Aurora, Colorado, but quickly realized he missed working on RF, which he’d spent most of his career on. When he [...]Read More...
Digital Engineering Triumph MEV Revitalizes Satellites in Space
Northrop Grumman is reimagining satellite services, creating a line of industrious spacecraft that refuel and repair satellites.
Preparing to Launch Landsat 9
Northrop Grumman fault management engineers consider all scenarios for Landsat 9, the next satellite in a 49-year history of documenting the Earth's surface.
Satellite Services in Space
Northrop Grumman developed three mission extension technologies that extend satellite services.
Proliferated Space Systems
Northrop Grumman is leading in the effort to explore and prove out emerging space-based communications and missile tracking architectures.
Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS)
Built by Northrop Grumman Corporation in support of the Missile Defense Agency, two demonstration Space Tracking and Surveillance System satellites successfully completed their missions and have been retired.
Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission
Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission will deliver game-changing broadband coverage of the Arctic maritime domain in partnership with our international allies
LR-450 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
The LR-450 incorporates Northrop Grumman’s milli-HRG™ (mHRG™) Precision Space Gyroscope, which uses the same critical quartz components — high-Q resonator and inner electrode assembly — employed in Northrop Grumman’s proven hemispherical resonator gyroscope (HRG) technology. The HRG has achieved more than 70 million error-free hours in space missions.
Protected Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM)
Northrop Grumman's Protected Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) solutions are built on a legacy of more than four decades of mission experience.
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.
The Space Race Gets an Upgrade
We’re developing a first-of-its-kind space router for satellites called Hydrant that will enable the transfer of data to Earth from anywhere in orbit, even if a satellite in a constellation is lost or destroyed.