Northrop Building Classified Payload For Future OPIR Polar Sats

Northrop Grumman is building two satellites for the U.S. Space Force under the Next-Generation OPIR polar program.

Northrop Grumman is building two satellites for the U.S. Space Force under the Next-Generation OPIR polar program.

Credit: Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is supplying an extra, classified payload to be integrated onto the U.S. Space Force’s next-generation overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) polar-based satellites. The company is building two satellites under the program moniker Next-Generation Polar (NGP) to provide 24/7 resilient...
Vivienne Machi

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

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