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Orbital Sciences Corporation

Orbital Sciences Corporation (commonly referred to as Orbital) was an American company specializing in the design, manufacture, and launch of small- and medium- class space and launch vehicle systems for commercial, military and other government customers. In 2014, Orbital merged with Alliant Techsystems (ATK) to create a new company called Orbital ATK…

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Founded
1982 (1982) in Vienna, Virginia
Founders
David W. Thompson Bruce W. Ferguson Scott L. Webster
Industry
Space, Defense
Headquarters
Dulles, Virginia, United States
Defunct
February 9, 2015
Fate
Merged with Alliant Techsystems to form Orbital ATK

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Orbital Sciences Corporation

Nodes173
Edges172
Triples28
Avg. degree1.99
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Defunct · 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation → February 9, 2015
Fate · 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation → Merged with Alliant Techsystems to form Orbital ATK
Founded · 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation → 1982 (1982) in Vienna, Virginia
Founders · 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation → David W. Thompson Bruce W. Ferguson Scott L. Webster
Headquarters · 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation → Dulles, Virginia, United States
Industry · 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation → Space, Defense
Key people · 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation → David W. Thompson (Chairman, President and CEO)
Net income · 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation → US$68 million (2013)
Number of employees · 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation → 3,300 (2013)
Operating income · 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation → US$113 million (2013)

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Orbital Sciences CorporationDefunctFebruary 9, 20151.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationFateMerged with Alliant Techsystems to form Orbital ATK1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationFounded1982 (1982) in Vienna, Virginia1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationFoundersDavid W. Thompson Bruce W. Ferguson Scott L. Webster1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationHeadquartersDulles, Virginia, United States1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationIndustrySpace, Defense1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationKey peopleDavid W. Thompson (Chairman, President and CEO)1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationNet incomeUS$68 million (2013)1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationNumber of employees3,300 (2013)1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationOperating incomeUS$113 million (2013)1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationRevenueUS$1,365 million (2013)1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationTotal assetsUS$1,284 million (2013)1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationTotal equityUS$795 million (2013)1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationTraded asNYSE: ORB1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationTypePublic1.00infobox
Orbital Sciences CorporationWebsiteorbital.com1.00infobox

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