Orbital Sciences Corporation
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Orbital Sciences Corporation
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| Type | Public (NYSE: ORB) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Dulles, Virginia
<tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Key people</th><td>David W. Thompson, CEO</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Industry</th><td>Rocketry, Space manufacturing</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Products</th><td>Space Launch Vehicles, Missile Defense Systems, Satellites and Related Systems, Advanced Space Systems, Space Technical Services, Transportation Management Systems</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Revenue</th><td>$691.71M USD (FY 2004)</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Employees</th><td>2,700</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Slogan</th><td>The Leader in Small Space and Rocket Systems</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Website</th><td>www.orbital.com</td></tr> |
Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC, though commonly abbreviated as Orbital) is a Dulles, Virginia company which specializes in satellite launch and manufacture. Its Launch Systems Group is heavily involved with missile defense launch systems. Orbital formerly owned ORBIMAGE (now GeoEye) and the Magellan line of GPS receivers, though they are now divested (the latter to Thales). Orbital's NYSE ticker symbol is ORB.
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[edit] Orbital Products
[edit] Satellite launch vehicles
- Minotaur
- Pegasus
- Taurus
- OSP-2 Minotaur IV, a satellite launching version of the LG-118A Peacekeeper
[edit] Experimental vehicles
- X-34 reusable launch vehicle demonstrator
[edit] National and theater missile defense
- GMD Boost Vehicle
- Kinetic Energy Interceptors (KEI)
- Ballistic target vehicles
- Suborbital rocket testbeds
[edit] Satellites
[edit] Other
- DART Rendezvous Vehicle
- Hyper-X
- Orbital Space Plane
- Crew Exploration Vehicle (within the team of Lockheed Martin)
- NASA's Dawn Mission
- GQM-163A Coyote
[edit] Launch Sites
Orbital's launch vehicles have been staged from many sites worldwide. These include:
- Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California
- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAS) in Florida
- Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) in Virginia
- Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska
- Edwards Air Force Base in California
- Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands
- Canary Islands in Spain
- Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Hawaii
[edit] Orbital Transportation Management Systems
Located in Columbia, Maryland, Orbital's spinoff division, commonly abbreviated "TMS", stemmed from Orbital's expertise in satellite and GPS technology. Orbital TMS provides GPS tracking systems for public transportation (i.e. bus) fleets in major cities around the world. Recent and current projects include San Diego, Las Vegas, and Singapore.
Orbital Transportation Management Systems (TMS) is a leading integrator of products for fleet management, workforce management, mobile data communications, data management and advanced traveler information systems (ATIS). TMS provides integrated Computer Aided Dispatch/Automated Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL) solutions for fixed-route transit as well as non-revenue vehicle location applications using radio, cellular, and satellite-based communications networks.
Orbital TMS's fleet management systems help public transit authorities improve municipal transportation efficiency and emergency response performance. These fully-integrated, real-time information systems are designed for use in fixed-route buses, paratransit vehicles, maintenance and supervisory vehicles, light rail systems and trolleys. They feature mobile communications, GPS-based automatic vehicle location (AVL), computer-aided dispatching (CAD) and two-way messaging.
[edit] Space Systems Group
[June 6, 2001] Orbital's Space Systems Group designs, manufactures and supports the operation of low-orbit and geosynchronous orbit satellites and related spacecraft systems. During the last five years, SSG has successfully developed, built, tested and deployed 46 satellites; the group currently has 15 additional satellites under design or in production. SSG also provides space-related technical services to NASA, the Department of Defense, and other U.S. Government agencies. SSG currently employs approximately 1,000 people and generated revenues of over $200 million in 2000.
