SPACE INDEX
Northrop Grumman logo Northrop Grumman Builds military and science satellites, the Cygnus resupply spacecraft, solid rocket motors, and the Sentinel ICBM vs Reflect Orbital Builds and operates a constellation of orbital mirror satellites that redirect natural sunlight to targeted areas on Earth for extended solar energy generation and on-demand illumination Reflect Orbital logo
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Northrop Grumman Reflect Orbital
Founded 1939 2021
Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia Los Angeles, California
Type public private
Status operating operating
Employees 50
Total funding $28.7M
Latest round Series A
Sectors Space Defense Systems, Satellite Manufacturing, Space Propulsion Satellite Manufacturing, Suborbital & High-Altitude
Products listed 0 2
Federal contracts 25 ($21.07B)
Launches 93 (92%)
Leaders listed Ben Nowack, Tristan Semmelhack, Ally Stone
News mentions 3 0
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do Northrop Grumman and Reflect Orbital compare?

Both companies work in Satellite Manufacturing. Northrop Grumman was founded in 1939 and Reflect Orbital in 2021.
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Which has more US federal contracts, Northrop Grumman or Reflect Orbital?

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

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.