Orbital Sciences Corporation

Orbital Sciences Corporation ( OSC abbreviated, often called orbital) is a company based in Dulles, Virginia company which specializes in the manufacture and launch of satellites. It was founded in 1982 and employs around 2,700 employees. Orbital Sciences Corporation is heavily involved in the arms project National Missile Defense of the United States.

Developments

Launchers

  • Minotaur
  • Pegasus
  • Taurus
  • Antares (formerly Taurus II )
  • OSP -2 Minotaur IV ( a modified version of the Peacekeeper ICBM )

Experimental Aircraft

  • X -34 ( a reusable, remote controlled transport aircraft )

National Missile Defense

  • GMD Boost Vehicle
  • Kinetic Energy Interceptor ( KEI)
  • Ballistic target vehicles
  • GQM - 163A Coyote
  • Test environments for suborbital rockets

Satellites and space probes

  • GEO satellites
  • LEO satellites
  • Dawn spacecraft for NASA
  • Optus D1

Others

  • DART
  • X -43
  • Orion spacecraft (in collaboration with Lockheed Martin)
  • Cygnus
Types of business entity Dulles (Virginia) Pegasus (rocket) Taurus (rocket) Antares (rocket) LGM-118 Peacekeeper Orbital Sciences X-34 Dawn (spacecraft) DART (satellite) Orion (spacecraft) Cygnus (spacecraft)
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