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Next Generation OPIR Polar Program Completes Critical Design Review For Ground Segment

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, September 13th, 2024

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Next Generation OPIR Polar Program Completes Critical Design Review For Ground Segment

Artist's rendering Northrop Grumman's NGP 2 satellite. Image: Northrop Grumman

Several months after successfully completing a critical design review (CDR) for a satellite system that will monitor the northern hemisphere for emerging and advanced missile threats, U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) last week said the ground portion of the program completed a similar review. In addition, aspects of the ground system, called Future Operational Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) successfully completed a critical integration review (CIR), SSC said. Northrop Grumman [NOC] is developing the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Polar…

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