L3Harris Technologies is an American technology company, defense contractor, and information technology services provider serving government, defense, and commercial sectors. Within the space industry, L3Harris specializes in providing end-to-end satellite solutions, including spacecraft, payloads, and ground software, and is a key player in space domain awareness. They develop and manufacture space-qualified components like traveling wave tubes, reflectors, and optical systems, and they also contribute to missions like the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and Artemis II. L3Harris partners with organizations like NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and the Missile Defense Agency.
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Ball Aerospace submitted a bid of $486,900,000 for the GXS contract while L3Harris submitted a bid of $764,900,000.
The Government Accountability Office denied L3Harris’s protest of NASA’s award of the GeoXO Sounder contract to Ball Aerospace.
L3Harris Technologies’ T-748 transmitter covers 7.8-8.4 GHz and 25.25-27.5 GHz, supports data rates of 100-800 Mbps, and provides RF output power of -10 to 10 dBm.
L3Harris Technologies’ T-748 transmitter supports interfaces including RS-422 for command and LVDS for data, supports BPSK, QPSK, 8-PSK, 16-QAM, and 16-APSK modulation formats, requires 22-36 V supply, consumes less than 30 W, and has a mass of 2.44 kg with dimensions 6.325 x 7.1 x 0.102 m.
Todd Hansen has held leadership positions with Silicon Power Corporation, Vitec Group, and L3Harris.
Four of the USSF-124 satellites are missile-tracking sensors manufactured by L3Harris for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer constellation.
Four L3Harris Transport Layer satellites were originally scheduled to launch in September with other Space Development Agency satellites but were removed from the launch manifest due to production delays.
The HAWKEYE 4 LITE from L3Harris Technologies has receive frequencies 7.25-7.75 GHz (X), 10.95-12.75 GHz (Ku), and 19.2-21.2 GHz (Ka) and weighs 39.1 kg.
L3Harris completed the Production Readiness Review for 16 missile-tracking satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TRK) program.
The Production Readiness Review provides the Space Development Agency with approval for L3Harris to begin the full production process for the 16 T1TRK satellites.
Bob De Cort, Director of Program Management at L3Harris, is leading the team designing and developing the 16 missile-tracking T1TRK satellites.
L3Harris completed the Critical Design Review for 16 missile-tracking satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TRK) program.
The L3Harris T1TRK sensor data is provided in real time to the warfighter across a meshed network using both optical and RF communications.
CAE, MDA Ltd., L3Harris Technologies, and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. are jointly delivering MQ-9B capability to Canada while creating domestic economic benefits and work opportunities.
Under Tranche 0, L3Harris developed four prototype wide field-of-view satellites for the SDA and one prototype medium field-of-view satellite for the Missile Defense Agency.
L3Harris won a $700,000,000 contract in 2022 to design and produce 16 Tracking Layer Tranche 1 satellites and to provide ground systems and support services.
The five Tranche 0 prototype satellites developed by L3Harris are ready to be hosted on the Missile Defense Agency’s upcoming launch.
L3Harris delivered four prototype tracking satellites under a previous $193,000,000 contract for Tracking Layer Tranche 0.
L3Harris received Space Development Agency approval on 2023-12-20 to move into production on 16 satellites designed to detect and monitor hypersonic missiles aimed at the United States or its allies.
Bob De Cort is the L3Harris Director of Program Management leading the team designing and developing the 16 T1TRK missile-tracking satellites.