Space Defense & Militarization News

SpaceNews.comSandra Erwin

Northrop Grumman’s LR-450 compact inertial navigation system targets GPS gaps for mid-size spacecraft

Northrop Grumman is introducing the LR-450, a compact, lightweight positioning-and-navigation system designed to maintain continuous spacecraft tracking and attitude/orientation even when satellite signals are unavailable. The inertial navigation platform is derived from technologies developed for the James Webb Space Telescope and targets the growing PNT navigation challenge beyond Earth orbit.

2026-05-13T07:26:11.975612-07:00

News Timeline

2026-05-13T12:13:16.645141-07:00
❗️
2026-05-13T07:26:11.975612-07:00
2026-05-13T05:23:24.336537-07:00
2026-05-13T01:57:09.373330-07:00
2026-05-12T15:14:25.264888-07:00
2026-05-12T12:24:46.032528-07:00
2026-05-12T07:30:46.768508-07:00
❗️
2026-05-12T00:56:56.937973-07:00

Create a free account to see more recent clusters.

Sign up now for more