Orbital Sciences chooses EaglePicher to supply lithium-ion batteries for French satellite
JOPLIN, Mo., 16 Dec. 2008. Satellite designers at Orbital Sciences Corp. in Dulles, Va., needed lithium-ion batteries for the AMC-21 satellite program developed with Thales Alenia Space of Cannes la Bocca, France. They found their solution from EaglePicher Technologies LLC in Joplin, Mo.