{"id":49779,"date":"2023-05-24T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/24\/northrop-missile-warning-satellites-pass-early-design-review\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:50:53","slug":"northrop-missile-warning-satellites-pass-early-design-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2023\/05\/24\/northrop-missile-warning-satellites-pass-early-design-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Northrop missile-warning satellites pass early design review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Northrop Grumman said its design for next-generation missile warning satellites passed a key Space Force review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company is under contract to build two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/03\/01\/lockheed-northrop-choose-payloads-for-space-force-missile-warning-satellites\/#:~:text=The%20Space%20Force%20in%202020,contract%20for%20the%20polar%20segment.\" target=\"_blank\">Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar satellites<\/a> that will provide coverage of the northern hemisphere, the most difficult area to observe from space. The Space Force plans to launch the first satellite in 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNorthrop Grumman is on an accelerated path to delivering an early-warning missile system capable of surviving attacks from space, ground or cyber elements,\u201d Alex Fax, Northrop\u2019s vice president for the polar program, said in a May 24 statement. \u201cNGP satellites will maintain a direct line of communication back to the continental United States, limiting dependency on overseas ground station sites.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The milestone, called a preliminary design review, keeps the company on track for a possible production contract next spring or summer, according to a company spokesperson. The Space Force awarded the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2020\/05\/19\/northrop-grumman-receives-24-billion-for-two-missile-defense-satellites\/\">$2.37 billion development contract in 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northrop\u2019s sensor payload for the polar satellites is designed to detect infrared heat signatures from incoming missiles. They will also carry a communications payload that allows them to send tracking data to operators on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The payloads will fly on the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northropgrumman.com\/space\/eagle-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eagle-3 spacecraft<\/a>, which is designed for complex, strategic payloads <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/04\/28\/how-three-space-agencies-are-collaborating-on-next-gen-missile-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\">like missile warning sensors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NGP effort is part of the Space Force\u2019s broader Next-Gen Overhead Infrared program, which includes two Lockheed Martin-built satellites destined for geosynchronous orbit, about 22,000 miles above Earth\u2019s surface. The service had planned to build and launch three GEO spacecraft, but it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/03\/14\/space-force-wants-to-trim-missile-warning-satellite-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">cut one satellite from the mix in its fiscal 2024 budget<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service is seeking $1 billion for the polar segment of the program in fiscal 2024 and expects to need another $2.2 billion between FY25 and FY28, which the first satellite launches. 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