Greenbelt-made component to power military satellite

The military?s latest advance in battlefield imaging will get its power from a major component manufactured locally by Alliant Techsystems, with the company set to deliver the system to the military in the next few days.

Greenbelt-based Alliant, also known as ATK, created the “bus” for the military?s Tactical Satellite 3, a state-of-the-art imaging satellite set for launch next summer. The TacSat-3 will allow troops on the ground to quickly communicate with and retask the satellite to provide real-time ground images, said Tom Davis of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.