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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Environmental Satellite Mission

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) mission, which will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth's weather, oceans and environment, real-time mapping of total lightning activity, and improved monitoring of solar activity and space weather.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) mission, which will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth's weather, oceans and environment, real-time mapping of total lightning activity, and improved monitoring of solar activity and space weather.
  • The total cost for NASA to launch GOES-T is approximately $165.7 million, which includes the launch service and other mission related costs.
  • The GOES-T mission currently is targeted to launch in December 2021 on an Atlas V 541 rocket from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
  • The GOES-R Series includes GOES-R, S, T, and U.
    NASA's Launch Services Program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will manage the ULS launch service.

NOAA Awards Harris Corporation $284 Million GOES-R Series Ground Segment Contract Extension

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Thursday, May 16, 2019
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) a three-year, $284 million sole-source extension on the ground segment contract supporting Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) -R Series weather satellites bringing new technologies that support increased capabilities.

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  • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) a three-year, $284 million sole-source extension on the ground segment contract supporting Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) -R Series weather satellites bringing new technologies that support increased capabilities.
  • The three-year contract extension will modernize the ground-computing infrastructure and reduce the IT footprint, laying the foundation for future migration to cloud technologies.
  • The GOES-R ground segment controls and commands NOAAs two new geostationary weather satellites, GOES-16 (East) and GOES-17 (West), and will control GOES-T and GOES-U satellites after their launches.
  • Harris Corporation is a leading technology innovator, solving customers toughest mission-critical challenges by providing solutions that connect, inform and protect.