Orbital ATK

Orbital ATK Inc was formed in 2015 from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alliant Techsystems.

This American aerospace manufacturer and defense industry company has a wide variety of space projects and works with NASA including launching from Wallops Island on the cost of Virginia USA.

Orbital ATK also work closely with Aerojet Rocketdyne using their AJ-26 (RP-1/LOX) rocket engine for the Antares rocket used for launching the Cygnus spacecraft for cargo deliveries to the ISS.

Major space activities:

• • Antares rocket

• Cygnus (spacecraft) ISS cargo delivery

  • Pegasus air-launched vehicle

  • GEOStar satellites

  • Space Launch System (SLS) - Solid Rocket Boosters

  • Next Generation Launch system (NGL)