PRESS RELEASES Check out the latest news released by Orion. Arcfield’s Orion Space Solutions secures $24M award to deliver advanced space-based sensors for proprietary customer 3/3/26 Orion will deliver innovative payloads to enable next-generation space-based environmental monitoring READ MORE Orion Space Solutions to operationalize IARPA system for space debris detection and tracking 1/20/26 Orion Space Solutions announced today a follow-on subcontract from Advanced Space to support Phase 2 of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Space Debris Identification and Tracking (SINTRA) program. READ MORE Arcfield’s Orion Space Solutions Receives Space Force Association Engineering and Space Technology Award for OrbitIQ™ at Spacepower Conference 2025 12/12/25 Award recognizes OrbitIQ™ for transforming orbital modeling, strengthening mission resilience, and advancing space superiority READ MORE Arcfield names Gregg Burgess as the new GM of its Orion Space Solutions business 11/20/25 Arcfield announced today that it has appointed Gregg Burgess as president and general manager of Orion Space Solutions. READ MORE Orion Space Solutions Prepares for Historical VLEO DARPA Ouija Program Mission Launch 6/17/25 Orion Space Solutions announced the successful completion of a test readiness review (TRR) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Ouija program very low Earth orbit (VLEO) mission, slated for launch in late summer 2025. READ MORE Arcfield's Orion Space Solutions Revolutionizes Real-Time Weather Data Collection with Innovative RROCI Sensor 3/4/25 Arcfield's Orion Space Solution announces a major advancement in global real-time weather data collection with the successful launch of its Rapid Revisit Optical Cloud Imager (RROCI). READ MORE Arcfield’s Orion Space Solutions to provide near real-time atmospheric modeling data to U.S. Space Systems Command Space Domain Awareness TAP Lab Accelerator 2/25/25 The company’s successful demonstration of its Dragster model during the Apollo Accelerator Cohort 4 led to this award. READ MORE Orion Space Solutions recognized with Space Force Association Innovation Award for advancing spacepower and national security 12/18/24 Recognized for mission design, technical ingenuity and operational excellence, the award highlights Orion Space Solutions’ pioneering work in space domain awareness, weather prediction and sustainable operation. READ MORE Orion Space Solutions kicks off work leveraging artificial intelligence to conduct advanced data processing for NOAA 12/12/24 Orion Space Solutions announced today that it has been awarded new work from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support its Advanced Access Methods for Earth Observations Digital Twin program. READ MORE Orion Space Solutions to expand its work demonstrating refueling in space capabilities for U.S. Space Force 11/19/24 Orion Space Solutions announced today that it has been awarded additional work from the United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command to support the Tetra-6 mission. READ MORE Orion Space Solutions launches an Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather Systems (EWS) Satellite for U.S. Department of Defense support 3/7/24 Orion's state-of-the-art electro-optical/infrared weather system spacecraft is now on orbit. READ MORE Orion Space Solutions Completes Critical Design Review (CDR) for U.S. Warfighter Support 1/2/24 Orion Space Solution’s Tetra-5 will now proceed to design assembly, integration, and test READ MORE

VP, Sensors and Platform Engineering Previous Next DAN KNIGHT VP, Sensors and Platform Engineering Dan leads the ground sensor and platform engineering portfolio at Orion Space Solutions. In this capacity, he heads the development of new electromagnetic sensor technologies and the modernization of legacy sensors as well as leading platform engineering[JB1] efforts, which provides cutting-edge compute architecture and capacity for scientific models and satellite programs. He is also responsible for supporting data platform requirements for sensors and other capabilities in addition to the delivery of operational decision support. Dan graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree and holds master’s degrees from the Naval Post-Graduate School of International Graduate Studies in national security studies and from the University of LaVerne in organizational management. During his 28-year career in the Air Force, he held a variety of roles involving plans, political-military affairs, force support, communications, logistics, contracting and security at base level, headquarters and combatant command level.

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