SPACE INDEX
Hughes logo Hughes Hughes provides satellite broadband services and network equipment for consumers, businesses, governments, and defense vs Northrop Grumman Builds military and science satellites, the Cygnus resupply spacecraft, solid rocket motors, and the Sentinel ICBM Northrop Grumman logo
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Hughes Northrop Grumman
Founded 1994
Headquarters United States Falls Church, Virginia
Type private public
Status operating operating
Employees 95,000
Total funding
Latest round Post-IPO
Sectors Satellite Communications, Ground Segment & Networks, Satellite Manufacturing Space Defense Systems, Satellite Manufacturing, Space Propulsion
Products listed 57 0
Federal contracts 20 ($510K) 24 ($4.23B)
Launches 93 (92%)
Leaders listed Dinesh Kandiya, Homayoun Hamedani, Kaan Bozdag
News mentions 1 12
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

How do Hughes and Northrop Grumman compare?

Both companies work in Satellite Manufacturing. Hughes has no disclosed founding year and Northrop Grumman in 1994.
02

Which has more US federal contracts, Hughes or Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman has been awarded more, with $4.23B across 24 awards.
03

Which has more launches, Hughes or Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman leads with 93 tracked launches (92% success rate).

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.