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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.2


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report (which contains an explanatory paragraph
relating to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern as described
in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements) dated April 16, 2001
relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules of
Orbital Sciences Corporation and our report dated April 16, 2001 relating to
the financial statements of Orbital Imaging Corporation, which appears in
Orbital Sciences Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

McLean, Virginia
April 23, 2001