Orbital Sciences Corporation

Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC, though commonly abbreviated as Orbital) is a Dulles, Virginia company which specializes in satellite launch and manufacture. Its Launch Systems Group is heavily involved with missile defense launch systems. Orbital formerly owned ORBIMAGE and the Magellan line of GPS receivers, though they are now divested (the latter to Thales). Orbital's NYSE ticker symbol is ORB.

Related Topics:
Dulles - Virginia - Satellite - Missile defense - ORBIMAGE - GPS - Thales - NYSE

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