Northrop Grumman Achieves Key Milestone in Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission
07 Août 2023 - 4:34PM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered two major
components of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) and has
started the next phase of pre-launch preparations. This
two-satellite constellation will deliver protected satellite
communications to the Northern polar region – one of the most
difficult locations on earth to deliver communications.
The most recent accomplishments include:
- Successful delivery of the Control
and Planning Segment (CAPS) ground system to the U.S. Space
Force
- On-time delivery of both Enhanced
Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) payloads to the Space
Force
- Integration of the EPS-R payload and
successful completion of thermal-vacuum environmental testing on
the first space vehicle.
ASBM-1 satellite enters thermal vacuum environmental testing at
Northrop Grumman’s satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles,
Virginia. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman)
ASBM is a combined effort between the U.S. Space Force, Space
Norway and Northrop Grumman. ASBM uses the Northrop Grumman
GEOStar-3 platform, which includes the main satellite structure and
systems required to maintain operation, such as power, propulsion,
communications, command and data handling, thermal control and
guidance and navigational control. Northrop Grumman also provides
the payload and ground system for this critical capability.
“Northrop Grumman’s end-to-end space technology capabilities
represent a powerful model for government and commercial
partnerships in space, marked by greater agility and
affordability,” said Tom Wilson, corporate vice president and
president, Northrop Grumman Space Systems. “Our work to deliver
protected polar satellite communications will fill a critical need
for our customers.”
The CAPS ground system was delivered to the Space Force in March
following successful completion of the site acceptance test,
functional configuration audit/physical configuration audit and
DD-250 sell-off. CAPS is currently transitioning to the operations
phase which opens the door for using the ground system for early
operations with the two on-orbit operational EPS payloads along
with the capability to support the two EPS-R payloads after the
ASBM launch.
The satellites also carry multiple hosted payloads, including an
X-Band payload for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, a Ka-Band
payload for Inmarsat and the Norwegian Radiation Monitor payload
commissioned by the European Commission.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense
technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers
with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world,
and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe.
Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest
problems, our 95,000 employees define possible every day.
Contact:
David B. Larter703-347-2984
david.larter@ngc.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/f932e023-5814-4a88-b773-297823856b1b
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