Orbital Sciences Corporation

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Orbital Sciences Corporation was an American aerospace company known for developing and launching satellites, rockets, and space systems for commercial, military, and scientific customers.

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Label Occurrences
Orbital Sciences Corporation canonical 22
Orbital ATK 4

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aerospace company
defunct company
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developed Antares launch vehicle
surface form: Antares rocket

Cygnus spacecraft
GEO communications satellites
Intercontinental ballistic missile target vehicles
LEO remote sensing satellites
Minotaur rocket family
Pegasus rocket family
surface form: Pegasus rocket

Taurus rocket
launch vehicles
medium-lift rockets
missile defense systems
satellites
small rockets
space systems
focus small and medium-class space and rocket systems
foundedBy Bruce Ferguson
David W. Thompson
Scott L. Webster
headquartersLocation Dulles, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia
inception 1982
industry aerospace
defense
space systems
laterParentCompany Northrop Grumman
majorCustomer NASA
Department of Defense
surface form: U.S. Department of Defense

commercial satellite operators
international space agencies
mergedInto Orbital ATK
mergerCompletionDate 2015
mergerPartner Alliant Techsystems
missionType International Space Station resupply
notableProduct Antares launch vehicle
surface form: Antares medium-lift rocket

Cygnus spacecraft
surface form: Cygnus ISS cargo vehicle

Pegasus XL
surface form: Pegasus air-launched rocket
operatedVehicle Antares launch vehicle
Cygnus spacecraft
surface form: Cygnus cargo spacecraft
parentCompanyAfterMerger Orbital ATK
participatedInProgram NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
NASA Commercial Resupply Services missions
surface form: NASA Commercial Resupply Services
providedService launch services
satellite manufacturing
space mission support
spacecraft integration
servedCustomerType commercial
military
scientific
successor Orbital ATK

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SCISAT-1 launchContractor Orbital Sciences Corporation
Dawn mission builtBy Orbital Sciences Corporation
subject surface form: Dawn
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite contractor Orbital Sciences Corporation
this entity surface form: Orbital ATK
GALEX Galaxy Evolution Explorer launchProvider Orbital Sciences Corporation
subject surface form: GALEX
GALEX Galaxy Evolution Explorer manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation
subject surface form: GALEX
Cygnus spacecraft previousDeveloper Orbital Sciences Corporation
Antares launch vehicle manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation
Antares launch vehicle developedBy Orbital Sciences Corporation
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system contractor Orbital Sciences Corporation
subject surface form: Ground-based Midcourse Defense
Alliant Techsystems mergedWith Orbital Sciences Corporation
Alliant Techsystems successor Orbital Sciences Corporation
this entity surface form: Orbital ATK
Pegasus XL manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation
Pegasus XL developer Orbital Sciences Corporation
Pegasus XL launchServiceProvider Orbital Sciences Corporation
Pegasus XL launchServiceProvider Orbital Sciences Corporation
this entity surface form: Orbital ATK
Pegasus XL operator Orbital Sciences Corporation
Pegasus XL operator Orbital Sciences Corporation
this entity surface form: Orbital ATK
COTS selectedPartner Orbital Sciences Corporation
PlanetSpace hasCompetitor Orbital Sciences Corporation
Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contractor Orbital Sciences Corporation
subject surface form: Commercial Resupply Services
Orb-1 operator Orbital Sciences Corporation
Orb-1 launchContractor Orbital Sciences Corporation
Orb-1 spacecraftManufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation
Standard Cygnus serviceModuleSupplier Orbital Sciences Corporation