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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2023 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2023-03-23·LATEST ACTION2026-06-17·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80GSFC23CA044_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

GEOXO IMAGER (GXI) INSTRUMENT IMPLEMENTATION

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2023 GEOXO Imager instrument contract, supporting NASA's Earth observation satellite payload development through 2050.

Sub-sectors
nasa-earth-observationsatellite-instrumentongoing-contract-modification
Why this matters

GEOXO is a cornerstone NASA Earth-monitoring mission; sustained funding ensures continuity of climate, weather, and environmental data critical to U.S. climate science leadership.

Supply-chain signal

L3Harris as prime integrator drives demand for optical sensors, electronics, and spacecraft subsystems from tier-2 suppliers; long 27-year POP signals stable industrial base investment.

U.S.–China competition angle

Advanced Earth observation satellites are strategic; U.S. sustained investment in domestic capability counters reliance on foreign imagery and maintains technological edge in remote sensing.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-18. Cost: $0.003127.

Period of performance
Start
2023-03-23
End
2050-06-30
Status
activein 8766 days
Sources

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