Printed from https://fiscalreceipts.com/program/1206444SF/ — data as of July 28, 2026. Every figure is citation-backed; see the page online for per-number provenance.
Next-Gen OPIR -- Polar
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $866.8M
- FY25
- $769.5M
- FY26
- $723.7M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $471.4M | $849.2M | $866.8M | ||
| Enacted | – | $471.4M | $849.2M | $1.01B | $769.5M | |
| Request | – | – | $0 | $1.01B | $828.9M | $723.7M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $0 for FY2023; the PB2025 book reports $849.2M actually spent — $849.2M above the request.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — Next-Gen OPIR Space, Block 0 Polar
Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Space, Block 0 Polar (Project 657121): The primary mission is to provide initial missile warning of a ballistic missile attack on the US, its deployed forces, and its allies. Next-Gen OPIR Space enhances detection and improves reporting of intercontinental ballistic missile launches, submarine launched ballistic missile launches, and tactical ballistic missile launches. Development consists of the Next-Gen OPIR Polar (NGP) missile warning satellites with new payloads in a highly resilient bus, providing real-time persistent global infrared coverage to meet validated Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) requirements on current and future space domain demands. The Program Office is acquiring the NGP capability through three contract phases. Phase 0, awarded in June 2018, encompassed system requirements analysis and risk reduction efforts, which led to a March 2020 System Requirements Review (SRR). Phase 1, awarded in May 2020, encompasses engineering design, unit hardware procurement, component and subsystem qualification and design, critical path flight hardware procurement, and risk reduction efforts, and culminated in a System Critical Design Review (CDR) in August 2024. Phase 2 was awarded in October 2024, encompassing manufacture, assembly, integration, test and launch of two satellites. The NGP program has been designated as a Major Capability Acquisition. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Next-Gen OPIR Polar system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 1206398SF. The FY 2026 request for Next-Gen OPIR Polar (NGP) includes $0 of discretionary and $723,700 thousands of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $723,700 thousand. The mandatory funds fully fund NGP. Further information for this reconciliation request is provided in Section 20003 (Missile Defense) of the Reconciliation Exhibit. This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full rate production.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)
Next-Gen OPIR Space, Block 0 Polar
Development of the NGP missile warning satellites using a proven bus with modifications, auxiliary payloads for improved resiliency, and new hardened sensors. The Polar space segment will consist of two NGP satellites in a resilient architecture, providing real time persistent infrared coverage of the northern hemisphere.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $866.8M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $769.5M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY25 Total | $769.5M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY26 Reconciliation | $723.7M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY26 Total | $723.7M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 657121: Next-Gen OPIR Space, Block 0 Polar | $1.32B | $866.8M | $769.5M | $0 | $0 |
| Program Element | $1.32B | $866.8M | $769.5M | $0 | $0 |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →