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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2023 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2023-09-12·LATEST ACTION2026-04-20·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80GSFC23CA072_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

GEOXO SOUNDER INSTRUMENT

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

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2023 GEOXO Sounder instrument contract, a NASA Earth-observation payload extending through 2050.

Sub-sectors
nasa-space-instrumentsearth-observationongoing-contract-modification
Why this matters

GEOXO is a critical next-generation geostationary weather satellite instrument; sustained funding ensures U.S. atmospheric monitoring and climate data continuity.

Supply-chain signal

BAE Systems' role as prime integrator signals reliance on domestic aerospace supply chains for advanced sensor and spacecraft bus components.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. geostationary Earth observation capability is strategically important; China is advancing parallel weather-satellite programs, making sustained investment in GEOXO essential.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-25. Cost: $0.003048.

Period of performance
Start
2023-09-12
End
2050-10-31
Status
activein 8889 days
Sources

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