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The final Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE:NOC] built satellite in support of the Defense Support Program for the U.S. Air Force will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday, November 10th, from Launch Complex 37.
Read MoreYou may recall we reported on the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) satellite test that was going to be conducted earlier this month at Vandenburg AFB in California for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The test has been conducted and was successful—NFIRE collected images of a launched boosting missile that flew within 3.5 kilometers of the on-orbit satellite.
Read MoreVANDENBURG AFB, CALIFORNIA: August 18, 2007—Satnews Daily—According to The Lompoc Record newspaper’s online site, the Missile Defense Agency will engage in a test that studies the exhaust plume of a missile as it blasts away from the launch center.
Read MoreREDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA: August 15, 2007—Satnews Daily—The prime contractor for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) is Northrop Grumman Corporation.
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