SPACE INDEX
Northrop Grumman logo Northrop Grumman Builds military and science satellites, the Cygnus resupply spacecraft, solid rocket motors, and the Sentinel ICBM vs Telesat Operates a global GEO satellite fleet and is building Telesat Lightspeed, an enterprise-class LEO constellation delivering fiber-like broadband with ultra-low latency Telesat logo
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Northrop Grumman Telesat
Founded 1939 1969
Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia Ottawa, Canada
Type public public
Status operating operating
Employees 551
Total funding
Latest round
Sectors Space Defense Systems, Satellite Manufacturing, Space Propulsion Satellite Communications, Ground Segment & Networks, Space Defense Systems
Products listed 0 37
Federal contracts 25 ($21.07B)
Launches 93 (92%)
Leaders listed Daniel S. Goldberg, Donald Tremblay, Michel Forest
News mentions 3 0
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do Northrop Grumman and Telesat compare?

Both companies work in Space Defense Systems. Northrop Grumman was founded in 1939 and Telesat in 1969.
02

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

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

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.