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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.

aerospaceexpiring · 44d· period of performance ends in 44 daysONGOING · MOD OF 2020 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2020-06-25·LATEST ACTION2026-03-24·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80GSFC20F0070_8000_NNG10AZ10B_8000
Award description

SPACE WEATHER FOLLOW ON - LAGRANGE 1 (SWFO-L1) SPACECRAFT

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Develop and build the Space Weather Follow-On spacecraft at Lagrange 1 to monitor solar activity and space weather phenomena.

Sub-sectors
nasa-space-missionsspacecraft-developmentspace-weather-monitoring
Why this matters

SWFO-L1 provides early warning of solar storms and space weather events critical to protecting satellites, power grids, and communications infrastructure.

Supply-chain signal

BAE Systems will source advanced avionics, sensors, and spacecraft components from specialized aerospace suppliers and subcontractors.

U.S.–China competition angle

Space weather monitoring is strategically important; enhanced U.S. capability reduces dependence on international data sharing and strengthens space domain awareness.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002251.

Period of performance
Start
2020-06-25
End
2026-06-30
Status
expiring · 44din 44 days
Sources

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