$226,664,301

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

aerospaceactive

ACTION DATE2026-03-19·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DTFAWA12C00061_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-

Award description

GEO 5/6 SERVICE LEASES IGF::OT::IGF

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The Buildout's read

What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: medium

In plain English

Service leases for GEO 5/6 satellite operations supporting FAA geospatial and intelligence functions.

Sub-sectors

satellite-servicesgeospatial-intelligencegovernment-leasing

Why this matters

Sustains critical satellite-based infrastructure for U.S. aviation safety, navigation, and national security geospatial capabilities.

Supply-chain signal

Indicates continued reliance on Raytheon for satellite service operations; signals demand for sustained orbital infrastructure maintenance and support.

U.S.–China competition angle

Protects U.S. sovereign geospatial and aviation intelligence capabilities against potential Chinese satellite and space system competition.

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Period of performance

Start

2012-09-24

End

2029-07-14

Status

activein 1156 days

Sources

Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier CONT_AWD_DTFAWA12C00061_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-.

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