NORTHROP GRUMMAN WINS GHOST-R SPY SATELLITE PROTOTYPE DEAL

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Northrop Grumman won a Space Force/DIU contract to build a GHOST-R prototype satellite, using its compact suitcase-sized ESPASat-L platform with a TRL-11 optical payload, to deliver low-cost, high-resolution surveillance of objects in geosynchronous orbit within an accelerated 24-month timeline.