SPACE INDEX
Northrop Grumman logo Northrop Grumman Builds military and science satellites, the Cygnus resupply spacecraft, solid rocket motors, and the Sentinel ICBM vs Open Cosmos Designs, builds, launches, and operates small satellites for Earth observation, telecommunications, navigation, and science missions Open Cosmos logo
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Northrop Grumman Open Cosmos
Founded 1939 2015
Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia Harwell, United Kingdom
Type public private
Status operating operating
Employees 177
Total funding $57M
Latest round Series B
Sectors Space Defense Systems, Satellite Manufacturing, Space Propulsion Satellite Manufacturing, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Satellite Communications
Products listed 0 4
Federal contracts 25 ($21.07B)
Launches 93 (92%)
Leaders listed Rafel Jorda Siquier, Jordi Barrera Ars, Aleix Megias Homar
News mentions 3 16
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do Northrop Grumman and Open Cosmos compare?

Both companies work in Satellite Manufacturing. Northrop Grumman was founded in 1939 and Open Cosmos in 2015.
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Which has more US federal contracts, Northrop Grumman or Open Cosmos?

Northrop Grumman has been awarded more, with $21.07B across 25 awards.
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Which has more launches, Northrop Grumman or Open Cosmos?

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.