U.S.-Norway Arctic Broadband Satellites Delivered Ahead Of July Launch

The Northrop Grumman-built ASBM-1 and ASBM-2 satellites at the company’s satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles, Virginia

The Northrop Grumman-built ASBM-1 and ASBM-2 satellites at the company’s satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles, Virginia.

Credit: Northrop Grumman
The U.S. Space Force is one step closer to launching the first national security space payload hosted on an allied spacecraft with the U.S.-Norway Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) satellites' arrival at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Northrop Grumman delivered the two satellites...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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