Orbital
ATK
Displays
Innovative
Technologies
Orbital
ATK,
Inc.
will
display
its
wide
range
of
satellite
and
space
launch,
propulsion
and
logistics
technologies
during
the
Satellite
2016
conference
and
exhibition.
The
conference
is
being
held
March
7-10
at
the
Gaylord
National
Convention
Center
in
National
Harbor,
Maryland.
Orbital
ATK’s
display
is
located
at
Booth
1430
in
exhibit
hall
D.
“For
nearly
20
years,
we
have
been
an
innovator
in
the
commercial
satellite
market,”
said
Frank
Culbertson,
President
of
Orbital
ATK’s
Space
Systems
Group.
“This
year
in
our
Satellite
2016
booth,
visitors
can
learn
about
our
extensive
satellite
capabilities
and
our
broader
space
and
flight
systems
portfolios.
We
will
feature
our
ability
to
design,
build
and
deliver
innovative
products
to
orbit
for
a
variety
of
commercial
and
government
customers
around
the
world.”
Specific
satellite
systems
on
display
include
Orbital
ATK’s
GEOStar-2
and
GEOStar-3
geostationary
Earth-orbit
(GEO)
communications
satellite
platforms
as
well
as
the
company’s
medium-,
small-
and
microsatellite-class
systems
primarily
used
in
low-Earth
orbit
(LEO).
Also
featured
will
be
small
national
security
satellite
systems
like
the
GEOStar-1,
RapidStar-1
and
RapidStar-2.
Alongside
these
platforms,
Orbital
ATK
will
highlight
an
innovative
satellite
servicing
technology,
the
Gemini
Mission
Extension
Vehicle
(MEV)
which
is
being
built
for
the
ViviSat
venture.
The
MEV
delivers
in-orbit
satellite
life-extension
service
to
nearly
all
GEO
satellites
and
offers
a
flexible
hosted
payload
capability.
New
to
the
Orbital
ATK
booth
this
year
will
be
the
company’s
space
launch
vehicles,
propulsion
systems
and
space
logistics
services.
The
launch
vehicles
will
include
Orbital
ATK’s
Antares,
Minotaur
and
Pegasus
vehicles,
all
of
which
use
commercially
available
propulsion.
These
three
vehicles
are
the
industry
standard
for
boosting
small
payloads
to
orbit.
The
booth
will
also
include
a
special
profile
on
Orbital
ATK’s
ESPAStar-1
spacecraft,
which
offers
delivery
of
small
satellites
to
LEO
or
GEO
orbit.
In
addition,
the
booth
will
feature
the
company’s
enhanced
Cygnus™
spacecraft,
which
carries
crew
supplies,
equipment
and
scientific
experiments
to
the
International
Space
Station.
Also
on
display
are
products
that
showcase
Orbital
ATK
as a
leading
supplier
of
spacecraft
components
on
domestic
and
international
platforms.
Those
products
include
bus
structures,
antenna
reflectors,
solar
array
systems,
space
thermal
hardware,
deployables
and
propulsion
tanks.
Visitors
to
the
Orbital
ATK
exhibit
will
have
the
opportunity
to
learn
more
about
all
of
the
company’s
advanced,
flight-proven
product
lines
through
animated
videos,
fact
sheets
and
product
models
within
the
company’s
booth.
Additionally,
Orbital
ATK
subject
matter
experts
will
be
available
to
answer
questions
and
provide
additional
information.
