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Northrop Grumman Announces Completion of PDR for Next Gen OPIR Polar Satellites

Northrop Grumman Announces Completion of PDR for Next Gen OPIR Polar Satellites
Space Delta 4 (DEL 4) at Buckely Space Force Base, Colo. operates and supports missile warning satellites and ground based radars for strategic and theater missile warning (U.S. Space Force Photo)

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said this week that it recently finished a preliminary design review (PDR) for the U.S. Space Force's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) polar (NGP) satellites and that the company "is on track to begin production." "The design review establishes the company’s technical approach for the full integration of the Eagle-3 spacecraft with the infrared sensor, auxiliary and high-bandwidth communication payloads being developed at our Northrop Grumman site in Azusa, Calif.," the company said. The…

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