Orbital Sciences Corporation

American manufacturer of satellites and launch vehicles (1982–2015)
Organization public_company Q1030096
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Summary

Orbital Sciences Corporation is a public company[1]. It draws 1,925 Wikipedia views per month (public_company category, ranking #108 of 929).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orbital Sciences Corporation is in the country of United States[3].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation is in the country of US[4].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's instance of is recorded as public company[5].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's instance of is recorded as launch service provider[6].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's instance of is recorded as aerospace manufacturer[8].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's founder is recorded as David W. Thompson[9].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Dulles[10].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's Commons category is recorded as Orbital Sciences Corporation[11].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[12].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[13].
  • January 1, 1982 marks the founding of Orbital Sciences Corporation[14].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation was dissolved in February 9, 2015[15].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's location of formation is recorded as Vienna[16].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's official website is recorded as http://www.orbital.com/[17].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orbital Sciences Corporation[18].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as Antares[19].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as Cygnus[20].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as Pegasus[21].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3300'}[22].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's replaced by is recorded as Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems[23].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's legal form is recorded as Delaware corporation[24].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's legal form is recorded as XTIQ[25].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+1370000000'}[26].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's total assets is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+1280000000'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): I6X70PYZ7C0433S9EI44[28]

  • Registered legal name: Orbital Sciences Corporation[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: US-DE[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: LAPSED[34]

  • LEI first registered: 2012-06-06[35]

  • LEI last updated: 2023-08-04[36]

  • LEI next renewal: 2014-05-17[37]

  • Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12[38]

  • Registration authority: RA000602[39]

  • Authority entity ID: 2130792[40]

  • Other names: Orbital Sciences Corporation Ii[41]

  • Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING[42]

Body

Founding

Orbital Sciences Corporation's founder is recorded as David W. Thompson[9]. January 1, 1982 marks the founding of it[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Vienna[16].

Operations

Orbital Sciences Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Dulles[10].

Industry

Orbital Sciences Corporation's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[13].

Ownership

Orbital Sciences Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[12]. Products include Antares[19], Cygnus[20], and Pegasus[21].

Dissolution

Orbital Sciences Corporation was dissolved in February 9, 2015[15].

Why It Matters

Orbital Sciences Corporation draws 1,925 Wikipedia views per month (public_company category, ranking #108 of 929).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . aerospace.org. aerospace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . materials.proxyvote.com. materials.proxyvote.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . materials.proxyvote.com. materials.proxyvote.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . materials.proxyvote.com. materials.proxyvote.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [36] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [37] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [38] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [39] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [40] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [41] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [42] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 14w ago · Huntster · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
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    Legal entity identifier → I6X70PYZ7C0433S9EI44
    Wikidata description → American manufacturer of satellites and launch vehicles (1982–2015)
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Replaced by: Orbital ATK"
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