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                                                                   Exhibit 10.14

                           PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT

         This Performance Share Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as of the
18th day of May, 2001 by and between Orbital Sciences Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and James R. Thompson, President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Company (the "Executive").

         WHEREAS, the Human Resources and Nominating Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Committee") has determined that it is desirable
and in the best interests of the Company to grant to the Executive the right to
receive performance share units (the "Performance Shares"), in order to provide
the Executive with further incentive to enhance the profitability and financial
strength of the Company by linking a component of the Executive's compensation
to Company stock value, which Performance Shares entitle the Executive to
receive an annual bonus measured by the increased value of the Company's common
stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock").

         NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

         1.   GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARES. The Company hereby grants to the
Executive a total of 60,000 Performance Shares, which shall have the features
set forth below. The date of the grant of the Performance Shares is May 18,
2001, the date on which the grant was approved by the Committee.

              a.   Vesting.  The 60,000 Performance Shares shall vest
                   immediately.

              b.   Performance Bonus Calculation. Until expiration or
                   termination, each vested Performance Share shall entitle the
                   Executive to receive a bonus (the "Performance Bonus"). The
                   Performance Bonus shall be calculated on each of March 31,
                   2002 and 2003 with respect to the aggregate number of
                   Performance Shares that have vested as of March 1 of such
                   year. The Performance Bonus shall be equal to the increase,
                   if any, from the Base Price to the Anniversary Valuation
                   Price, as illustrated below for each applicable calendar
                   year.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF                                                              ANNIVERSARY
PERFORMANCE SHARES      BASE DATE            BASE PRICE                VALUATION PRICE
------------------      ---------            ----------                ---------------
<S>                     <C>                  <C>                       <C>

60,000                  March 31, 2001       Fair Market Value         Fair Market Value
                                             on March 31, 2001         on March 31, 2002

60,000                  March 31, 2002       Fair Market Value         Fair Market Value
                                             on March 31, 2002         on March 31, 2003
</TABLE>
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              c.   Payment of Performance Bonus. The Performance Bonus, if any,
                   shall be paid in cash in the form of a credit to the
                   Executive's account under the Company's 1995 Deferred
                   Compensation Plan. Such payment shall be made as soon as
                   practicable after calculation of the Performance Bonus. Fifty
                   percent (50%) of such credit shall vest immediately, with the
                   other Fifty percent (50%) vesting on March 31 of the
                   subsequent year.

              d.   Expiration. The Performance Shares shall expire on April 1,
                   2003 unless this Agreement is terminated according to its
                   terms at an earlier time.

              e.   Fair Market Value. For purposes of this Agreement, the Fair
                   Market Value shall be equal to the average closing sales
                   price of the Common Stock on the national securities exchange
                   on which the Common Stock is then principally traded,
                   calculated for the first 20 trading days in March of the
                   applicable valuation year.

         2.   LIMITATION ON TRANSFER. The Performance Shares are not
transferable by the Executive.

         3.   PERFORMANCE SHARE ADJUSTMENTS.

              a.   Changes in Stock. If the outstanding shares of Common Stock
                   of the Company are increased, decreased, changed into or
                   exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of the
                   Company through reorganization, recapitalization,
                   reclassification, stock dividend, stock split or reverse
                   stock split, upon authorization of the Board, a proportionate
                   adjustment shall be made in the number or kind of Common
                   Stock subject to the Performance Shares, so that the
                   proportionate interest of the Executive immediately following
                   such event shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as
                   immediately prior to such event. Any such adjustment to
                   Performance Shares shall include a corresponding
                   proportionate adjustment in the Base Price per share of
                   Common Stock.

              b.   Reorganization in Which the Company is the Surviving
                   Corporation. Subject to subparagraph (c) below, if the
                   Company shall be the surviving corporation in any
                   reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company with
                   one or more other corporations, the Performance Shares shall
                   pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of
                   the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the
                   Performance Shares would have been entitled immediately
                   following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, with
                   a corresponding proportionate adjustment in the Base Price
                   per share of Common Stock so that the aggregate Base Price
                   thereafter shall be the same as the aggregate Base Price of
                   the Common Stock remaining subject to the Performance Shares
                   immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or
                   consolidation.
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              c.   Reorganization in Which the Company is Not the Surviving
                   Corporation or Sale of Assets or Stock. Upon the dissolution
                   or liquidation of the Company, or upon a merger,
                   consolidation or reorganization of the Company with one or
                   more other corporations in which the Company is not the
                   surviving corporation, or upon a sale of substantially all
                   the assets of the Company to another corporation, or upon any
                   transaction (including, without limitation, a merger or
                   reorganization in which the Company is the surviving
                   corporation) approved by the Board which results in any
                   person or entity owning Eighty percent (80%) or more of the
                   combined voting power of all classes of the stock of the
                   Company, unless provision is made in writing in connection
                   with such transaction for the assumption of this Agreement
                   with such adjustments as the Board deems appropriate with
                   respect to the features, terms and conditions of the
                   Performance Shares, the Performance Shares hereunder shall
                   immediately entitle the Executive to a Performance Bonus in
                   an amount equal to the difference between the applicable Base
                   Price and the Fair Market Value of the per share Common Stock
                   on the trading date immediately preceding the closing date of
                   such Transaction, and any unpaid portion of a previously
                   vested Performance Bonus shall be immediately paid.

              d.   Adjustments. In all cases, the nature and extent of
                   adjustments under this Section 3 shall be determined by the
                   Committee in its sole discretion, and any such determination
                   as to what adjustments shall be made, and the extent thereof,
                   shall be final and binding.

         4.   WITHHOLDING OF TAXES. The parties hereto recognize that the
Company may be obligated to withhold federal, state and local income taxes and
Social Security taxes to the extent that the Executive realizes ordinary income
in connection with receipt of the Performance Bonus pursuant to this Agreement.
The Executive agrees that the Company may withhold amounts needed to cover such
taxes from payments otherwise due and owing to the Executive.

         5.   DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS. No provision in this Agreement shall be
construed to confer upon the Executive the right to be employed by the Company,
or to interfere in any way with the right and authority of the Company either to
increase or decrease the compensation of the Executive at any time, or to
terminate any employment or other relationship between the Executive and the
Company.

         6.   INTERPRETATION OF PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT. All decisions and
interpretations made by the Committee or the Board of Directors of the Company
with regard to any questions arising under this Agreement shall be binding and
conclusive on the Company and the Executive.

         7.   TERMINATION. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement
shall terminate and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be
void and of no effect immediately upon the date the Executive ceases to hold the
same, equivalent or higher grade office as that office set forth in the first
paragraph of this Agreement or March 31, 2004,
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whichever occurs first. For purposes of this Agreement, an approved leave of
absence shall not be deemed an event resulting in the Executive ceasing to hold
such office under this Agreement. An approved leave of absence shall mean an
absence approved by the Committee for military leave, sick leave, or other bona
fide leave, as long as the Executive's right to re-employment is guaranteed by
contract, statute or the policy of the Company.

         8.   MISCELLANEOUS

              a.   Title and Headings. Titles and headings of sections of the
                   Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not
                   affect the construction of any provision of this Agreement.

              b.   Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by,
                   interpreted under and construed and enforced in accordance
                   with the internal laws, and not the laws pertaining to
                   conflicts or choice of laws, of the State of Delaware.

              c.   Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
                   agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior
                   communications, agreements or understandings, whether oral or
                   written, with respect to the matters contained herein. The
                   invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
                   Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
                   any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in
                   full force and effect.

              IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement as of
May 18, 2001.

ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION

By:  _______________________________             _______________________________
     Kelly H. Burke                              James R. Thompson
     Chairman of the Human Resources             President and
     and Nominating Committee                    Chief Operating Officer<PAGE>
                                                                   Exhibit 10.15

                           PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT

         This Performance Share Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as of the
18th day of May, 2001 by and between Orbital Sciences Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and Garrett E. Pierce, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of the Company (the "Executive").

         WHEREAS, the Human Resources and Nominating Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Committee") has determined that it is desirable
and in the best interests of the Company to grant to the Executive the right to
receive performance share units (the "Performance Shares"), in order to provide
the Executive with further incentive to enhance the profitability and financial
strength of the Company by linking a component of the Executive's compensation
to Company stock value, which Performance Shares entitle the Executive to
receive an annual bonus measured by the increased value of the Company's common
stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock").

         NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

         1.   GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARES. The Company hereby grants to the
Executive a total of 60,000 Performance Shares, which shall have the features
set forth below. The date of the grant of the Performance Shares is May 18,
2001, the date on which the grant was approved by the Committee.

              a.   Vesting. The 60,000 Performance Shares shall vest
                   immediately.

              b.   Performance Bonus Calculation. Until expiration or
                   termination, each vested Performance Share shall entitle the
                   Executive to receive a bonus (the "Performance Bonus"). The
                   Performance Bonus shall be calculated on each of March 31,
                   2002 and 2003 with respect to the aggregate number of
                   Performance Shares that have vested as of March 1 of such
                   year. The Performance Bonus shall be equal to the increase,
                   if any, from the Base Price to the Anniversary Valuation
                   Price, as illustrated below for each applicable calendar
                   year.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF                                                            ANNIVERSARY
PERFORMANCE SHARES       BASE DATE            BASE PRICE             VALUATION PRICE
------------------       ---------            ----------             ---------------
<S>                      <C>                  <C>                    <C>

60,000                   March 31, 2001       Fair Market Value      Fair Market Value
                                              on March 31, 2001      on March 31, 2002

60,000                   March 31, 2002       Fair Market Value      Fair Market Value
                                              on March 31, 2002      on March 31, 2003
</TABLE>
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              c.   Payment of Performance Bonus. The Performance Bonus, if any,
                   shall be paid in cash in the form of a credit to the
                   Executive's account under the Company's 1995 Deferred
                   Compensation Plan. Such payment shall be made as soon as
                   practicable after calculation of the Performance Bonus. Fifty
                   percent (50%) of such credit shall vest immediately, with the
                   other Fifty percent (50%) vesting on March 31 of the
                   subsequent year.

              d.   Expiration. The Performance Shares shall expire on April 1,
                   2003 unless this Agreement is terminated according to its
                   terms at an earlier time.

              e.   Fair Market Value. For purposes of this Agreement, the Fair
                   Market Value shall be equal to the average closing sales
                   price of the Common Stock on the national securities exchange
                   on which the Common Stock is then principally traded,
                   calculated for the first 20 trading days in March of the
                   applicable valuation year.

         2.   LIMITATION ON TRANSFER. The Performance Shares are not
transferable by the Executive.

         3.   PERFORMANCE SHARE ADJUSTMENTS.

              a.   Changes in Stock. If the outstanding shares of Common Stock
                   of the Company are increased, decreased, changed into or
                   exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of the
                   Company through reorganization, recapitalization,
                   reclassification, stock dividend, stock split or reverse
                   stock split, upon authorization of the Board, a proportionate
                   adjustment shall be made in the number or kind of Common
                   Stock subject to the Performance Shares, so that the
                   proportionate interest of the Executive immediately following
                   such event shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as
                   immediately prior to such event. Any such adjustment to
                   Performance Shares shall include a corresponding
                   proportionate adjustment in the Base Price per share of
                   Common Stock.

              b.   Reorganization in Which the Company is the Surviving
                   Corporation. Subject to subparagraph (c) below, if the
                   Company shall be the surviving corporation in any
                   reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company with
                   one or more other corporations, the Performance Shares shall
                   pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of
                   the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the
                   Performance Shares would have been entitled immediately
                   following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, with
                   a corresponding proportionate adjustment in the Base Price
                   per share of Common Stock so that the aggregate Base Price
                   thereafter shall be the same as the aggregate Base Price of
                   the Common Stock remaining subject to the Performance Shares
                   immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or
                   consolidation.
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              c.   Reorganization in Which the Company is Not the Surviving
                   Corporation or Sale of Assets or Stock. Upon the dissolution
                   or liquidation of the Company, or upon a merger,
                   consolidation or reorganization of the Company with one or
                   more other corporations in which the Company is not the
                   surviving corporation, or upon a sale of substantially all
                   the assets of the Company to another corporation, or upon any
                   transaction (including, without limitation, a merger or
                   reorganization in which the Company is the surviving
                   corporation) approved by the Board which results in any
                   person or entity owning Eighty percent (80%) or more of the
                   combined voting power of all classes of the stock of the
                   Company, unless provision is made in writing in connection
                   with such transaction for the assumption of this Agreement
                   with such adjustments as the Board deems appropriate with
                   respect to the features, terms and conditions of the
                   Performance Shares, the Performance Shares hereunder shall
                   immediately entitle the Executive to a Performance Bonus in
                   an amount equal to the difference between the applicable Base
                   Price and the Fair Market Value of the per share Common Stock
                   on the trading date immediately preceding the closing date of
                   such Transaction, and any unpaid portion of a previously
                   vested Performance Bonus shall be immediately paid.

              d.   Adjustments. In all cases, the nature and extent of
                   adjustments under this Section 3 shall be determined by the
                   Committee in its sole discretion, and any such determination
                   as to what adjustments shall be made, and the extent thereof,
                   shall be final and binding.

         4.   WITHHOLDING OF TAXES. The parties hereto recognize that the
Company may be obligated to withhold federal, state and local income taxes and
Social Security taxes to the extent that the Executive realizes ordinary income
in connection with receipt of the Performance Bonus pursuant to this Agreement.
The Executive agrees that the Company may withhold amounts needed to cover such
taxes from payments otherwise due and owing to the Executive.

         5.   DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS. No provision in this Agreement shall be
construed to confer upon the Executive the right to be employed by the Company,
or to interfere in any way with the right and authority of the Company either to
increase or decrease the compensation of the Executive at any time, or to
terminate any employment or other relationship between the Executive and the
Company.

         6.   INTERPRETATION OF PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT. All decisions and
interpretations made by the Committee or the Board of Directors of the Company
with regard to any questions arising under this Agreement shall be binding and
conclusive on the Company and the Executive.

         7.   TERMINATION. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement
shall terminate and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be
void and of no effect immediately upon the date the Executive ceases to hold the
same, equivalent or higher grade office as that office set forth in the first
paragraph of this Agreement or March 31, 2004,
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whichever occurs first. For purposes of this Agreement, an approved leave of
absence shall not be deemed an event resulting in the Executive ceasing to hold
such office under this Agreement. An approved leave of absence shall mean an
absence approved by the Committee for military leave, sick leave, or other bona
fide leave, as long as the Executive's right to re-employment is guaranteed by
contract, statute or the policy of the Company.

         8.   MISCELLANEOUS

              a.   Title and Headings. Titles and headings of sections of the
                   Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not
                   affect the construction of any provision of this Agreement.

              b.   Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by,
                   interpreted under and construed and enforced in accordance
                   with the internal laws, and not the laws pertaining to
                   conflicts or choice of laws, of the State of Delaware.

              c.   Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
                   agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior
                   communications, agreements or understandings, whether oral or
                   written, with respect to the matters contained herein. The
                   Performance Share Agreement dated August 9, 2000 by and
                   between the Company and the Executive shall terminate upon
                   execution of this Agreement and all rights and obligations of
                   the parties shall be void and of no effect as of the date of
                   this Agreement. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
                   provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or
                   enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement,
                   which shall remain in full force and effect.

              IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement as of
May 18, 2001.

ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION

By:  _______________________________             _______________________________
     Kelly H. Burke                              Garrett E. Pierce
     Chairman of the Human Resources             Executive Vice President and
     and Nominating Committee                    Chief Financial Officer

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