SpaceNews

Critical payload testing begins for first missle warning satellite

The Lockheed Martin-led team developing the nation’s next-generation missile warning system announced today that it has completed preparations to enable the payload for the first Space-Based Infrared ...
Aviation Week

Payload For U.S.-Norwegian Mission Clears Thermal Vacuum Test

U.S. Space Systems Command and Space Norway have completed a test of an important payload that will fly on an Extremely High Frequency communication satellite, showing the payload’s ability to survive ...
Aviation Week

NG completes AEHF facility, begins payload testing

Northrop Grumman's Space Technology sector has begun integration and testing of an engineering model payload for the U.S. Defense Department's Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite system ...
SpaceNews

Northrop Grumman Completes Environmental Testing for Next Gen OPIR GEO Missile Warning Mission Payload Engineering Development Unit

The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Ball Aerospace team successfully achieved three critical milestones on production of its Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) ...
SpaceRef

Harris Corporation Completes Space Qualification Testing of Hosted Payload for Satellite-based Global Aircraft Tracking System

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has achieved a key milestone under a five-year contract with Aireon LLC that will create the first global satellite-based aircraft tracking system. The announcement was ...
EDN

Mastering the orbit with end-to-end NTN testing

As new satellites launch and the non-terrestrial network (NTN) ecosystem matures, expectations for ubiquitous coverage and profitable new services grow. However, the road to achieving these goals is ...