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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Aerojet Rocketdyne and L3Harris Technologies expect to close their transaction in 2023, subject to required regulatory approvals, clearances, and other customary closing conditions.
Aerojet Rocketdyne stockholders approved the company's proposed acquisition by L3Harris Technologies at a special meeting.
L3Harris Technologies received a $765,000,000 contract from NASA to design and build the next-generation high-resolution imager for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite system.
The Biden-Harris Administration’s goals include reducing national greenhouse gas emissions by 50–52% by 2030.
L3Harris Technologies has a contract from Maxar Technologies to design and build reflector antennas for two geostationary communication satellites.
Since 1979 L3Harris has delivered more than 100 large deployable reflectors.
L3Harris Technologies Inc. was selected by NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to develop the imager for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program.
The contract with L3Harris for the GeoXO Imager is a cost-plus-award-fee contract valued at approximately $765,500,000.
Work on the GeoXO Imager will be completed at L3Harris facilities, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
L3Harris Technologies won a $765,500,000 NASA contract to develop the imager for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program.
Since 1979, L3Harris has delivered more than 100 large deployable reflectors.
L3Harris Technologies received a contract from Maxar Technologies to design and build reflector antennas for two geostationary communication satellites.
Tracking Layer Tranche 1 will include 14 satellites made by Northrop Grumman and 14 satellites made by L3Harris in addition to Raytheon’s seven satellites.
NV5 Global acquired L3Harris’ commercial geospatial technology and software business.
The L3Harris CrIS instrument will fly on all five JPSS satellites: Suomi-NPP (launched 2011), JPSS-1 (launched 2017), JPSS-2 (2022), JPSS-3 (approximately 2026), and JPSS-4 (approximately 2031).
Data from the L3Harris-produced Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instrument will continue infrared soundings that support numerical weather prediction.
Defense giants Raytheon and L3 Harris have established venture capital arms to capture emerging technology.
L3 Harris announced plans in December to acquire space hardware maker Aerojet Rocketdyne, one of the largest deals in the aerospace and defense sector for the year.
Vice President Kamala Harris awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to former NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on 2023-01-31.
L3Harris developed the Viper Shield EW system for the F-16 Block 70/72 FMS aircraft using internal research and development investments and international commitments, removing the need for U.S. government funding.