Northrop Grumman Space Systems

US launch schedule and recent history.

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What this provider page answers

This page is the provider-level schedule hub for Northrop Grumman Space Systems: upcoming missions, recent launch history, where those missions launch from, and which exact launch records own the details.

Canonical: /launch-providers/northrop-grumman-space-systems

Next listed launch

Minotaur IV | EWS OD-1 is the next listed Northrop Grumman Space Systems launch, currently dated Jun 29, 2027.

Schedule depth

1 upcoming and 14 recent launches are attached to this provider view, spanning 4 vehicles and 2 pads when those fields are available.

Canonical ownership

This route owns Northrop Grumman Space Systems provider schedule intent; individual launch pages own mission details, weather, media, and exact status history.

Provider profile

This section turns the schedule rows into provider-specific context for Northrop Grumman Space Systems: organization metadata, launch vehicles seen in the feed, launch-site coverage, and the exact mission records that carry source-level detail.

Provider identity

type: Commercial. country: USA. Northrup Grumman Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missions.

Launch vehicle mix

Antares 230+ (8 launches), Minotaur IV (4 launches), Antares 230 (2 launches), Minotaur I (1 launch)

Launch site mix

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA (12 launches), Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (3 launches)

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Schedule interpretation

Treat provider pages as an operator-level index. A date-only NET means the day is known but the launch time is still unsettled; the exact mission page carries final timing, holds, scrubs, and source-specific updates.

Most recent listed launch: Minotaur IV | STP-S29A, dated Apr 07, 2026, 4:33 AM PDT.

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Upcoming launches

1 items

Minotaur IV | EWS OD-1
Minotaur IV • SLC-8
Jun 29, 2027
Time TBD
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (CA)

Recent launches

14 items

Minotaur IV | STP-S29A
Minotaur IV • SLC-8
Apr 07, 2026, 4:33 AM PDT
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (CA)
Minotaur IV | NROL-174
Minotaur IV • SLC-8
Apr 16, 2025, 12:33 PM PDT
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (CA)
Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-19 (S.S. Laurel Clark)
Antares 230+ • LA-0
Aug 01, 2023, 8:31 PM EDT
Launch site: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA (VA)
Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride)
Antares 230+ • LA-0
Nov 07, 2022
Time TBD
Launch site: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA (VA)