Feature Stories

Orbital ATK employees across the country commemorated International Women's Day on Thursday, March 8, by wearing purple and attending special events. Employees in the company's Flight Systems Group in Chandler, Arizona, enjoyed a special meeting of the...

During a recent design review for Orbital ATK’s Next Generation Launch (NGL) system—a new low-risk, low-cost rocket capable of launching intermediate and heavy payloads into space—the team responded to questions from the customer by walking through ...

Orbital ATK recently hosted the Higher Orbits "Go For Launch" educational event at its Dulles, Virginia, campus. The event uses space exploration as a platform to inspire tomorrow's scientists and engineers with interactive, hands-on activities focused...

Orbital ATK is currently producing composite parts for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II using advanced automated and hand lay-up processing techniques. The company recently reached a significant production milestone on the program when the ...

Last weekend, thousands of children embarked on their journey through Orbital ATK's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) exhibits at the Chandler Science Spectacular in Chandler, Arizona. Built and operated by employee volunteers, these...

On February 11, NASA’s Orbital ATK-built Landsat 8 remote sensing satellite celebrated its fifth year in space. The satellite, built on the company’s flight-proven LEOStar-3 platform, regularly acquires more than 700 scenes per day, increasing the ...

2017 was a remarkable year of 100-percent mission success for Orbital ATK's Flight Systems Group. The group successfully completed 12 rocket launches, supported 11 additional launches with propulsion and composite structures, and manufactured 92,000...

Orbital ATK is currently in the midst of launching three commercial communications satellites built on its new GEOStar-3 satellite bus. As you read this online, keep in mind that communications satellites enable the transmission of data for ...

    Launch Date: January 31, 2018 Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 Mission Customer: SES Mission Update The Orbital ATK-built GovSat-1 launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral ...

  Launch Date: January 25, 2018 Launch Site: Guiana Space Center, Kourou, French Guiana Launch Vehicle: Arianespace Ariane 5 Mission Customer: Yahsat Mission Update January 26, 2018 The Al Yah 3 commercial communications satellite is in good health ...