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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L3Harris’ T1TRK infrared sensors and advanced algorithms provide real-time threat data to warfighters across a meshed network using both optical and RF communications.
L3Harris selected Maxar Technologies as the satellite bus supplier for its Tranche 1 Tracking Layer satellites.
L3Harris completed the Critical Design Review and Production Readiness Review for 16 missile-tracking satellites that will be part of the SDA’s T1TRK program.
L3Harris’ infrared and data processing technology plays a mission-critical role on several United States missile warning and defense satellite programs, including the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TRK) program.
Vice President Kamala Harris requested proposals for mission authorization concepts within 180 days during a National Space Council meeting.
The MIL-STD-1316 ESAD from L3Harris Technologies provides a reliable arming and firing sequence with precise timing events and personnel safety precautions.
The Integrator used a MIL-STD-1316 Electronic Safe and Arm Device (ESAD) from L3Harris Technologies to provide safety-critical energetic systems initiation-on-command and to support post-flight recovery of munitions still installed.
Steve Eason-Harris is the Emergency Planning Officer at Lincolnshire County Council, responsible for GIS and Resilient Communities for the LRF.
The Space Development Agency plans to launch the four delayed L3Harris missile-tracking satellites early in 2024.
Tranche 1 includes 35 missile-tracking sensor satellites built by L3Harris, Northrop Grumman, and RTX.
The four delayed L3Harris missile-tracking satellites are scheduled to fly alongside other Missile Defense Agency satellites on the USSF-124 Space Force mission with no launch date announced.
Four Tranche 0 missile-tracking satellites built by L3Harris were delayed and had not yet launched.
L3Harris designed and delivered four reflectors for the Hughes JUPITER 3 satellite, which is the largest commercial communications satellite ever built.
L3Harris space antennas are designed to decrease mission risk and cost while delivering higher-speed data to remote locations.
L3Harris Technologies designed and delivered four reflectors for the largest commercial communications satellite ever built, JUPITER 3.
The L3Harris-built reflectors onboard Jupiter-3 are based on materials and configurations used on similar communications satellites and utilize flight-proven materials and subassemblies.
L3Harris deployed Jupiter-3’s four large reflector antennas on 2023-11-20.
L3Harris completed a $4,700,000,000 acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne in summer 2023.
Becoming part of L3Harris provides Aerojet Rocketdyne greater financial scale and access to capital to support R&D and product development.
The Space Development Agency ordered LEO missile-tracking satellites from L3Harris and Northrop Grumman at about $47,000,000 per satellite.