Orion's Leadership Team GREGG BURGESS President and GM CHAD FISH VP, Strategy and CTO WILL ARMIJO VP, Space Systems ROBERT BAGGIANI VP, Business Operations CRYSTAL FRAZIER VP, Engineering, Calibration and Testing DAN KNIGHT VP, Sensors and Data Integration JOHN NOTO, Ph.D. Chief Scientist JUNK WILSON VP, Business Development Our Leadership Our expert leadership team represents top talent from across government, academia and contracting who are passionate about the limitless power of science. They harness that power to develop novel space-based solutions to solve our customers’ most complex space-related national security and intelligence challenges.

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PRESS RELEASES Check out the latest news released by Orion. 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 Arcfield Acquires Orion Space Solutions 11/29/23 Combination will deliver space superiority and resiliency solutions to U.S. government agencies READ MORE Novel Ionosphere Images collected from Wave Glider in Pacific Ocean 4/18/23 This innovative approach allows collection of ionospheric data over the ocean from a moving platform READ MORE Orion Space Solutions to Develop State-of-the-Art Earth Observation Processing System for NOAA 10/13/22 OSS technology will allow users to visualize the Earth's past and present, and predict future environment READ MORE

Arcfield announced today that it has appointed Gregg Burgess as president and general manager of Orion Space Solutions. Arcfield announced today that it has appointed Gregg Burgess as president and general manager of Orion Space Solutions. CHANTILLY, Va., Nov. 20, 2025 —Arcfield, a leading government services and mission support provider, announced today that it has appointed Gregg Burgess as president and general manager (GM) of Orion Space Solutions (Orion). As a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcfield, Orion delivers successful space missions and actionable data intelligence through the design, development, and deployment of models, spacecraft and sensors. Burgess is a seasoned leader in the aerospace and defense industry, bringing more than 25 years of experience and a track record of driving strategic and business-aligned results. In this role, Burgess will lead a team of nearly 100 expert scientists and engineers, oversee the development and execution of Orion’s growth strategy, and manage the day-to-day operations of the sector while maintaining strong customer relationships and building new ones. Burgess joins Orion from General Atomics Electromagnetics, where he served as the vice president and general manager of its Space Systems Division. His previous roles include chief technology officer and vice president of business development at Sierra Nevada Corporation and Sierra Space, as well as senior vice president and general manager of national security space at Orbital Sciences Corporation. “We are thrilled to welcome Gregg to the Arcfield family,” said Kevin Kelly, chairman and chief executive officer, Arcfield. “His extensive background in space systems architecture design, program management, and national security, science and weather mission operations make him an ideal fit to lead Orion into the future.” Burgess succeeds Chad Fish who will transition into the role of vice president of strategy and chief technology officer for Orion. In this role, Fish will be integral in shaping the sector's long-term strategy, enhancing technological innovation, and ensuring the delivery of superior solutions to Orion’s mission partners. Since joining Orion in 2017, Fish has played a pivotal role in driving the organization’s growth and success. “Chad’s profound technical knowledge, domain expertise and strong customer relationships make him an invaluable asset to our team,” said Kelly. “We look forward to his continued impact in this new role as we further advance our solutions to address future space challenges.” About Arcfield Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in systems engineering and integration, space and mission launch assurance, cybersecurity, and conventional and hypersonic missile support. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 16 global offices, Arcfield employs more than 1,600 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals with more than 65 years of continuous experience supporting missions in cyber and space defense, hypersonic and nuclear deterrence, and warfighter readiness. Visit arcfield.com for more details. # # # Press Contact: Katerina Figurski Senior Director, Marketing Communications 571.401.2155 katerina.figurski@arcfield.com Previous Next Nov 20, 2025 Arcfield names Gregg Burgess as the new GM of its Orion Space Solutions business

President and GM Previous Next GREGG BURGESS President and GM Gregg Burgess was named president and general manager of Arcfield’s Orion Space Solutions (Orion) sector in November 2025. In this role, Gregg leads a team of nearly 100 expert scientists and engineers, oversees the development and execution of Orion’s growth strategy, and manages the day-to-day operations of the sector. Gregg joined Orion from General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, where he served as the vice president and general manager of its Space Systems Division. His previous roles include chief technology officer, vice president engineering, and vice president of business development at Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems, as well as senior vice president and general manager of national security space at Orbital Sciences Corporation. Gregg is a seasoned leader in the aerospace and defense industry with over 35 years of experience supporting national security, science, and weather missions. His notable contributions to the national defense include the DARPA MiTEx, US Space Force GSSAP, and the AFRL ANGELS and EAGLE programs. Gregg holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School General Management Program.

VP, Strategy and CTO Previous Next CHAD FISH VP, Strategy and CTO Chad Fish serves as the Orion Space Solutions (Orion) vice president of strategy and chief technology officer. In this role, Chad is responsible for shaping the sector's long-term strategy, enhancing technological innovation, and ensuring the delivery of superior solutions to Orion’s mission partners. Since joining Orion in 2017, Fish has played a pivotal role in driving the organization’s growth and success. He was named president and general manager of Orion following its acquisition by Arcfield in November 2023 after serving as the company’s chief operating officer for six years. Prior to joining Orion, Chad served as chief technical officer and then chief operating officer at OmniEarth Analytics. Earlier in his career, he held a variety of roles including branch manager, principal investigator, program manager, and systems engineer within Space Dynamics Laboratory’s civil and military space divisions, as well as held the role of director of space instrumentation in the Center for Space Engineering at Utah State University (USU). Chad holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from USU and has been a research professor at the university since 2014.

OSS technology will allow users to visualize the Earth's past and present, and predict future environment OSS technology will allow users to visualize the Earth's past and present, and predict future environment LOUISVILLE, Co., October 13, 2022 — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Orion Space Solutions a grant to build a dynamic, seamless one-stop platform to process, analyze, and visualize Earth observations using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies. The resulting system will further human understanding of environmental change on Earth, considering both current and past environments to provide important insights on rapidly changing environments. "Leveraging AI technologies and digital solutions, the platform being developed for NOAA will automate processing, analysis, and visualization of Earth observations collected by spaceborne, airborne, and ground-based sensors,” says Wanli Wu, project principal investigator at Orion. “Our system seamlessly connects space, atmosphere, land, and ocean observations from NOAA and elsewhere in a single location, allowing users to reconstruct past and present Earth environments. It can also act as frontend infrastructure supporting operational numerical weather prediction models.” Wu and his OSS colleagues have deep AI, modeling and data expertise. With partners Booz Allen Hamilton providing digital twin technology capabilities, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research providing Earth system modeling and data knowledge, the team will transform NOAA’s wealth of data collected from various sensors and platforms into valuable knowledge. Digital twin technology acts as a real-time digital counterpart of a physical object or process, for example digitally replicating how an ecosystem looks before and after wildfire. It seamlessly “connects the dots” across data sources, bringing Earth observation data to a single place for processing, analysis, and visualization. In doing this, the platform provides unprecedented visibility and insight into the data and, in the example, a view on current or future ecosystem impacts. “Booz Allen is excited to demonstrate our track record of building intelligent, AI-powered digital twins from design to implementation, bringing scalable, open-source technology solutions that will deliver immediate impact for NOAA’s mission to monitor our changing global environment,” says Munjeet Singh, Booz Allen senior vice president and leader of the firm’s Bright Labs incubator. “The team brings a depth of AI, data science, and digital twin expertise to bear, developing new ways to support NOAA in better understanding and addressing pressing environmental challenges,” says Rachel Hauser, Orion Space Solutions’ Senior Director of Business Development. Previous Next Oct 13, 2022 Orion Space Solutions to Develop State-of-the-Art Earth Observation Processing System for NOAA

Leader in SmallSatellite domain for more than 15 years rebrands to better represent the company’s space science heritage and engineering capabilities Leader in SmallSatellite domain for more than 15 years rebrands to better represent the company’s space science heritage and engineering capabilities LOUISVILLE, Co., February 1, 2022 — Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates, LLC, or “ASTRA” announces completion of a major rebranding and is now doing business as Orion Space Solutions (OSS). “Our new identity – Orion Space Solutions, LLC – continues to emphasize our space domain expertise and history of imagining, implementing, and actualizing all aspects of our customers’ space mission requirements,” says Geoff Crowley, Orion Space Solutions CEO. “Moreover, it supports our ongoing growth, allowing the company to be even better.” Established in 2005, Orion Space Solutions, LLC (OSS) has specialized in Science, Technology, and Applications, and is first and foremost a technology development and demonstration company. The Company’s excellence in its core competencies has enabled it to achieve rapid revenue growth over the past five years. It is a key partner to government agencies, as well as large industry participants and universities. OSS is an agile player that provides end-to-end R&D, product development, and product management services. It designs and develops sensors and satellite missions, models the space environment, and manages missions post-launch. The company applies expertise and state-of-the-art technology to address customer’s complex challenges, including satellite and defense-related hardware, and software. OSS is staged for significant growth in 2022 and beyond, driven by near-term product launches, and expansion into new markets. Orion Space Solutions will continue to provide the same responsive service and products that customers and partners have come to expect from ASTRA for meeting space mission needs. “The only thing changing is our name – we will continue developing and delivering end-to-end space solutions, uninterrupted,” COO Chad Fish says. About Orion Space Solutions (OSS): OSS, formerly known as ASTRA, LLC , was born out of the vision for applying fundamental space physics knowledge to real-world problems. OSS is a leader in the “New Space” small satellite industry and atmospheric and space physics. We leverage our scientific and engineering expertise to develop unique solutions addressing complex space physics challenges, miniaturized sensors, modeling capabilities, and data analytics; OSS turns science into data, & data into knowledge. Previous Next Jan 26, 2022 ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES BECOMES ORION SPACE SOLUTIONS (dBA)

VP, Business Operations Previous Next ROBERT BAGGIANI VP, Business Operations In his role as vice president of operations at Orion, Robert Baggiani leads the development and implementation of short- and long-term strategies for the business sector. Additionally, he manages the operation of all functional departments to ensure corporate alignment and efficiency. Lastly, he is responsible for managing customer relationships, the successful delivery of solutions to customers and overall program execution. Robert joined Orion in 2025 from Maxar Space where he served as a senior director of program management. Before that, Robert held senior-level program management roles at Raytheon Intelligence and Space, Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation, and LGS Innovations where he established a strong track record of building high-performance teams and ensuring program success for sophisticated defense and intelligence programs. Earlier in his career Robert served in engineering roles at Raytheon Electronics Systems and Boeing Satellite Systems. Robert holds a master’s degree in intelligent design systems from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from San Diego State University.

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. 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. CHANTILLY, Va., Dec. 12, 2024 — Orion Space Solutions (Orion), a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcfield, announced today that it has been awarded new work from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support its Advanced Access Methods for Earth Observations Digital Twin program (EO-DT). Work on the two-year program kicked off this month in Silver Spring, Maryland. NOAA’s Advanced Access Methods for EO-DT program was created to improve the management and dissemination of critical data observed using digital twins of Earth by leveraging the principles of open science, FAIR data and interoperability to serve its diverse user base. Specifically, the Orion team will evaluate how NOAA can leverage natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLM) to streamline and accelerate access to the terabytes of data the agency collects from diverse satellite sources. As one of the awardees of the NOAA EO-DT Joint Ventures Program Broad Agency Announcement, Orion used advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies to build a dynamic digital twin platform to process, analyze and visualize Earth observations. By running high-performance computing models in the cloud, the Orion platform connects space, atmosphere, land and sea observations into a single location, allowing the user to model and understand current, future and hypothetical scenarios. “At Orion, we take pride in our ability to apply scientific rigor and innovation to uncover new capabilities in mission-critical areas for our customers,” said Chad Fish, president and general manager of Orion. “We have already proven how AI can be leveraged for enhanced space domain awareness and Earth observation, and we are excited to extend that work to satellite mission planning.” Building on the success of the EO-DT program, Orion will utilize NLP and LLM for advanced data processing, focusing specifically on the intersections of satellite digital twins, space weather and space domain awareness. An emphasis will be placed on leveraging prior Orion research to maintain credibility and information integrity when using these tools. “Data is only as valuable as the insights that are gleaned from it,” said Kevin Kelly, chief executive officer at Arcfield. “We are thrilled to expand on our successes from the EO-DT program and to demonstrate how we can transform observations into actionable insight that can be applied to real-world problems.” About Orion Space Solutions, an Arcfield Company Orion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcfield, was born from the vision to apply fundamental space physics knowledge to real-world problems. A leader in the small satellite industry, Orion leverages scientific and engineering expertise to develop unique solutions to address complex space-based challenges to turn science into data and data into knowledge. Visit orion.arcfield.com for more details. # # # Press Contact: Katerina Figurski Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer 571.401.2155 katerina.figurski@arcfield.com Previous Next Dec 12, 2024 Orion Space Solutions kicks off work leveraging artificial intelligence to conduct advanced data processing for NOAA

The company’s successful demonstration of its Dragster model during the Apollo Accelerator Cohort 4 led to this award. The company’s successful demonstration of its Dragster model during the Apollo Accelerator Cohort 4 led to this award. CHANTILLY, Va., Feb. 25 – Orion Space Solutions (Orion), a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcfield, has been awarded a one-year contract to deliver atmospheric density data-as-a-service to the U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab in Colorado Springs, Colo. The data will be calculated and delivered using the company’s proprietary Dragster algorithm and software. It will include thermospheric density measurements for specific locations chosen by the user, as well as adjustments to improve the accuracy of those measurements. The SDA TAP Lab Apollo Accelerator is a collaborative tech accelerator for industry, academia and government to solve critical SDA challenges. As part of the SDA TAP Lab Cohort 4, Orion joined approximately 20 organizations focused on developing tools for data processing, analysis and visualization. Specifically, the company utilized its Dragster model, a nowcasting solution that enhances the accuracy of orbit determination and orbit propagation of objects detected with optical, radio and radar sensors. During the three-month sprint, Orion successfully demonstrated how the near real-time outputs of the Dragster model can support SDA by mitigating collisions and optimizing communication resources. “Dragster is the only operational model in the world, run in an unclassified environment, that can model atmospheric drag with unrivaled accuracy,” said Chad Fish, president and general manager of Orion. “We are thrilled to receive this award and continue delivering Dragster’s data to the lab in support of SDA advancement.” With this award, Orion will deliver data-as-a-service to SDA TAP Lab Cohorts 5-8 for further integration with other technologies. For assets below approximately 600 kilometers altitude, atmospheric drag becomes the primary force disturbing satellite orbits. Rapid and accurate access to orbit drag insights enhances understanding of the space environment and can more accurately predict how low and very low Earth orbit can evolve over time. “Since its inception, the SDA TAP Lab has been successfully bridging technological gaps to accelerate the SDA mission,” said Kevin Kelly, chairman and CEO of Arcfield. “We are honored to continue playing a part in its success. Congratulations to our innovative team at Orion who continues to push the limits on what is scientifically possible.” To learn more about how Arcfield’s Orion Space Solutions is bridging critical data gaps in space exploration and its impacts, visit orion.arcfield.com . About Orion Space Solutions, an Arcfield Company Orion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcfield, was born from the vision to apply fundamental space physics knowledge to real-world problems. A leader in the small satellite industry, Orion leverages scientific and engineering expertise to develop unique solutions to address complex space-based challenges to turn science into data and data into knowledge. Press Contact: Katerina Figurski Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer 571.401.2155 katerina.figurski@arcfield.com Previous Next Feb 25, 2025 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

Orion’s Chip Scale Atomic Clock provides critical positioning and tracking data for the CAPSTONE Moon Mission Orion’s Chip Scale Atomic Clock provides critical positioning and tracking data for the CAPSTONE Moon Mission LOUISVILLE, Co., July 18, 2022 — NASA launched its Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) on June 28, as a part of the Artemis program, to study a specific orbit for the future Gateway lunar station. Led by Advanced Space, this mission is test driving orbital analysis that will enable NASA’s future exploration efforts. Orion Space Solutions (OSS) provides a critical satellite component that will support mission success. Space systems need reliable timing information when flying beyond well-understood orbits, into regions where GPS and other communication signals lose contact with Earth-based systems or control centers. Lacking the information provided by these standard communications, mission operators lose positioning and navigation knowledge and capabilities. The longer a system goes without updated information, the more likely it can drift away from its intended trajectory, resulting in higher potential for mission error or risk. To address this problem, OSS engineers developed the Chip Scale Atomic Clock, or CSAC, as an important part of the CAPSTONE experiment. CSAC is a precision clock able to provide critical positioning and timing data while the small satellite is in the near-rectilinear halo orbit, which is the planned orbit for the Gateway station to the moon on its future lunar mission. The low size, weight, and power of the CSAC system means it is easily integrated into CubeSats and other small satellites. Several OSS space-based programs use CSAC, giving the equipment flight-proven status. “OSS engineers and scientists develop space solutions that work,” says Mr. Erik Stromberg, OSS Senior Director of Special Programs. “With humans returning to the moon, CSAC’s ability to maintain positioning and timing data for any potential dropouts in signal are essential contributions to keeping astronauts and satellites safe for programs, such as CAPSTONE.” “CSAC will provide reliable timing information to maintain a highly accurate positioning indicator for when systems have a loss of communication or positioning for the CAPSTONE mission. While the halo orbit will not put the spacecraft behind the moon, allowing for stable communication back to Earth, no spacecraft has ever operated in the designated orbit for this mission before,” explains Mr. Gerald Thompson, Senior VP of Strategy. CAPSTONE is set to arrive at the moon in November, when it will begin its 6-month long primary mission. Previous Next Jul 17, 2022 Orion Space Solutions supports CAPSTONE Program for NASA Moon Missions