Northrop Grumman wins DIU deal to deliver GHOST-R prototype satellite for US Space Force
NOC•Manufacturing locations
Work will be carried out at satellite manufacturing sites in Dulles, Virginia, and Gilbert, Arizona, for delivery to the U.S. Space Force.
Prototype details and delivery timeline
The prototype will use the ESPASat-L bus with a commercially supplied optical sensor, with delivery targeted within 24 months.
DIU award for GHOST-R prototype satellite
Northrop Grumman won a Department of War Innovation Unit award to deliver a prototype satellite for the GHOST-R mission.
The program targets space domain awareness in geosynchronous orbit, expanding the company’s role in lower-cost, proliferated space systems.
