Next-Gen OPIR Polar
Two missile-warning satellites for highly elliptical polar orbits, built by Northrop Grumman. The Space Force expects launch in 2028.
Timeline
Sole-source contract to build two satellitesAMay 2018
Contract expanded to build and launchBOct 2024
LaunchC2028
A May 2018 Sole-source contract to build two satellites
B Oct 2024 Contract expanded to build and launch
C 2028 LaunchIN PROGRESS