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Air Force Awards Orbital ATK $24 Million For ORS-5 Launch Services

Pat Host

Monday, July 6th, 2015

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Air Force Awards Orbital ATK $24 Million For ORS-5 Launch Services

Orbital's Cygnus capsule and Antares rocket Oct. 28, 2014, prior to failure at NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility. Photo: NASA.

The Air Force on July 2 awarded Orbital ATK [OA] a $24 million firm-fixed-price contract for Operationally Responsive Space-5 (ORS-5) launch services, according to a Defense Department statement.The company will provide launch services required to launch the ORS-5 “SensorSat” space vehicle to the desired orbit. This includes planning, analysis, design, development, production, integration and testing. The launch for ORS-5 is expected in the second quarter of 2017 and Orbital ATK will select the launch location.Only one company responded to the…

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