EXHIBIT 23.2


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC 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 March 7,
2002 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules of
Orbital Sciences Corporation and our report dated March 6, 2002 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, 2001.


                                                /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

                                                PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

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May 10, 2002