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Northrop Grumman, trading as NOC, provides launch vehicles, satellites, and space systems, including the Cygnus cargo spacecraft and solid rocket boosters.
NOCACTIVEMajor defense and aerospace company providing launch vehicles, satellites, and space systems including Cygnus cargo spacecraft and solid rocket boosters.
Major defense and aerospace company providing launch vehicles, satellites, and space systems including Cygnus cargo spacecraft and solid rocket boosters.
Rank 4 of 93 ranked companies
8 of 9 inputs measured · High confidence · 100% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
A pillar score averages the company’s percentiles among the tracked companies with a value: relative standing, not a grade. Inputs measured 2026-10-13 (UTC) · methodology v6. Every input, its value and percentile · How it is computed
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Sources: Founded, Headquarters, CEO, Employees, Legal name
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Satellite life-extension spacecraft that docks with aging GEO satellites.
Air-launched small satellite rocket carried by the L-1011 Stargazer; final flight 3 July 2026 (Swift reboost mission).
Contracts, suppliers, launches and schedule for each program, every fact sourced:
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Compiled Oct 13, 2026 from 10 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from. Facts only: nothing here is a rating, a forecast or a recommendation.
Space federal awards
At least 85 awards, at least $23.6B obligated
Awards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 24, 2026. Awarded Apr 15, 1982 to May 14, 2026; most from NASA (59 awards)
Counts awards the government's own product code or programme title marks as space work, or the space research industry code; the satellite-telecoms industry code counts only together with a space agency, office or a space word in the award's own description. Obligated dollars, not ceilings; umbrella contracts (IDVs) are left out because their orders are counted one by one. Amounts as USAspending reported them on Sep 24, 2026. Our search reached its page limit for this company, so these are its largest awards and every total here is a floor.
Source: USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space)
Latest award May 14, 2026
Latest space award
$102.0M from DoD
SATCOM SPACE VEHICLE
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded May 14, 2026
SEC filings, last 12 months
93 filings
Including 4 periodic reports and 8 current reports
Source: SEC EDGAR company filings
Latest Oct 1, 2026
Open roles
78 open roles
90 days ago: before our daily count began (Aug 13, 2026)
Roles on the company's own jobs board, read by our daily sync. Listings posted or paid for on SpaceNexus are not counted. Earlier daily counts include every listed role.
Source: Company jobs board (Workday)
Counted Oct 13, 2026
Launches flown as provider
3 since Nov 18, 2024
none failed. Latest: Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission
Our launch record starts Nov 18, 2024; earlier launches are not counted here. Every kind of launch in the feed counts, crewed, lunar and station missions included.
Source: Launch Library 2 launch record
Latest launch Jul 3, 2026
Satellites owned or operated
0 in orbit of 16 launched
Latest: S.S. Steven R. Nagel
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation codes NGIS, NGISD, NGISE, NGISG, NGISGA, NGISGO, NGISH, NGISP, NGISS, NGISW, NGNW, SPLOG. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Apr 11, 2026
Satellites built
68 payloads launched, 51 in orbit
Latest: S.S. Steven R. Nagel
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation codes NGIS, NGISD, NGISE, NGISG, NGISGA, NGISGO, NGISH, NGISP, NGISS, NGISW, NGNW, SPLOG. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Apr 11, 2026
Department of Defense
At least 26 space awards, $10.9B obligated
USAspending.gov award record, May 14, 2026
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
At least 59 space awards, $12.7B obligated
USAspending.gov award record, May 11, 2026
United States Space Force
Owns 6 satellites it built (latest USA 582)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Feb 12, 2026
US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 13). Northrop Grumman: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/northrop-grumman
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Northrop Grumman: Company dossier." Data as of October 13, 2026. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/northrop-grumman.
BibTeX
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author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Northrop Grumman}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/northrop-grumman}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/northrop-grumman},
urldate = {2026-10-13},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-13; each fact links its primary source}
}Estimated: around Tue, Oct 20, 2026 (not announced by the company) · period ending September 2026
Estimated from the company's own SEC filings: it reported the same period a year earlier on Tue, Oct 21, 2025. The company has not announced this date.
Results filed Tue, Jul 21, 2026, before the market opened · period ending June 2026
Share move: not captured (no closing quote was recorded for that session)
Owns 6 satellites it built (latest USA 584)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Feb 12, 2026
Owns 25 satellites it built (latest Iridium Next SV181)
GCAT satellite catalogue, May 20, 2023
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Owns 4 satellites it built (latest NOAA-21)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Nov 10, 2022
Intelsat S.A., US headquarters
Owns 3 satellites it built (latest Galaxy 33)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Oct 8, 2022
Director or officer change, or executive pay arrangement
Current report (8-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Amendment: Passive holder of 5% or more (Schedule 13G/A)
Amendment: Passive holder of 5% or more (Schedule 13G/A) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Quarterly report (10-Q)
Quarterly report (10-Q) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Quarterly or annual results
8-K items: 2.02 Quarterly or annual results · 9.01 Documents attached
Current report (8-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Press release (EX-99.1) (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Shareholder vote results
Current report (8-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Amendment: Passive holder of 5% or more (Schedule 13G/A)
Amendment: Passive holder of 5% or more (Schedule 13G/A) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)