Northrop Grumman to Provide LN-200S for Lockheed Martin's Satellite Bus
January 12 2016 - 11:00AM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract
from Lockheed Martin Corporation to supply its LN-200S fiber-optic
Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for the LM 300 satellite bus.
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The LN-200S is a small, lightweight navigational element that
senses acceleration and angular motion, providing data outputs used
by vehicle control systems for attitude control and guidance. The
IMU is hermetically sealed and contains no moving parts, ensuring
low noise, dependability and an extended shelf life.
"The LN-200S is a low cost, reliable IMU with significant space
heritage," said Bob Mehltretter, vice president, navigation and
positioning systems business unit, Northrop Grumman Mission
Systems. "This IMU is especially ideal for the burgeoning small
satellite market due to its affordability, small size, light weight
and low power consumption."
The LN-200S heritage can be traced back 20 years to its
qualification for flight aboard the Clementine spacecraft. Since
then, a wide range of space missions have depended on the IMU to
provide reliable inertial data. The LN-200S has successfully
performed on many spacecraft, including NASA's Curiosity, Spirit
and Opportunity Mars rovers, as well as satellites in
geosynchronous and low Earth orbits. The Coriolis spacecraft, built
by Orbital ATK and launched in January 2003 with two LN-200S IMUs,
continues to perform its mission in low Earth orbit. The primary
IMU has far exceeded its life expectancy and requirements by
providing continuous data since launch — avoiding the need to
utilize the backup LN-200S IMU on the spacecraft.
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