$1,826,088,582
to L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO DEVELOP THE GROUND SYSTEM THAT WILL SUPPORT NOAA S NEXT GENERATION GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE SERIES, GOES-R. THIS NEW SERIES OF SPACECRAFT, SET TO BEGIN LAUNCHING IN 2015, IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE THE CLARITY OF TODAY S SATELLITE IMAGERY AND PROVIDE AT LEAST 20 TIMES MORE ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS FROM SPACE. THE CONTRACTOR IS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST AND IMPLEMENT THE GOES-R GROUND SYSTEM. THE GROUND SYSTEM WILL CAPTURE DATA FROM THE GOES-R SATELLITES, AND PROCESS AND DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION TO OPERATIONAL USERS.
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What the model surfaced from this award
L3Harris develops and maintains the ground system processing data from NOAA's GOES-R geostationary weather satellites launched since 2015.
GOES-R satellites provide 20× more atmospheric observations than predecessors, critical for hurricane tracking, severe weather forecasting, and climate monitoring across North America.
Ongoing contract sustains L3Harris's role as primary ground-system integrator for U.S. operational weather infrastructure; downstream users include NWS, emergency management, and commercial weather services.
U.S. geostationary weather satellite dominance depends on sustained ground-system modernization; China's FY-4 satellites create competitive pressure to maintain GOES-R superiority in data latency and resolution.
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