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Next-Gen OPIR GEO Program Completes System-Level Critical Design Review

Next-Gen OPIR GEO Program Completes System-Level Critical Design Review
A rendering of Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) Block 0 early missile warning satellite (Lockheed Martin Photo)

The U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] completed a system-level Critical Design Review (CDR) of the company's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) Block 0 satellites last month, the company said on Nov. 23. "The NGG Block 0 program held the system level CDR on Oct. 28, maintaining the program’s accelerated pace," Lockheed Martin said. "The CDR specifically addressed the integration between the space and ground segments in addition to the integration of the…

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