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’ ongoing investments in new facilities, equipment, and processes are intended to enable higher solid rocket motor production rates for key programs.
The L3Harris expansion project in Orange County is worth more than $1 billion.
L3Harris is expanding solid rocket motor production capacity at its Orange County site through the Virginia Advanced Propulsion Facilities.
The L3Harris expansion project in Orange County is expected to more than double the manufacturing space at the site.
Semi-annual crewed lunar landing cadence would require eight or more RS-25E engines per year from L3Harris.
L3Harris Technologies manufactures the Space Launch System’s RS-25 engines.
L3Harris Technologies received a $150 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command under the MOSSAIC program on April 7.
4iG announced a framework agreement with L3Harris Technologies for the integration of HIMARS rocket systems onto Hungarian-made Tatra trucks.
The Andromeda contract award includes Anduril Industries, Lockheed Martin, Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Technologies, BAE Systems, Sierra Space, Redwire, General Atomics, Astranis Space Technologies Corp., True Anomaly, Turion Space, Intuitive Machines LLC, and Quantum Space LLC.
4iG Space and Defense Technologies has signed an agreement with L3Harris to collaborate on digitalization and the industrial integration of the HIMARS rocket launcher system in Hungary.
L3Harris Technologies will supply WESCAM MX-8 electro-optical/infrared sensor systems to MDA Space for a new fleet of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems for the Royal Canadian Navy’s ISTAR program.
L3Harris Technologies supplied the RS-25 engines for the Space Launch System core stage, the RL10 engine for the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage, and the Orion Main Engine for the translunar injection burn.
L3Harris, Redwire, and Renesas are contracted to support Artemis III through V as well.
L3Harris and Comtech have released a new multi-orbit tactical satcom embeddable modem.
L3Harris Technologies contributed more than 100 separate elements to Artemis II, including in-space thrusters, 40 advanced avionics systems, and the Orion audio system.
The new L3Harris and Comtech C2 modem is compatible with L3Harris tactical terminals including the Panther II VSAT and HawkEye Fly-Away.
L3Harris selected Mercury Systems’ highest-capacity radiation-tolerant solid-state data recorder to date for the Tranche 3 mission.
In December 2025, the Space Development Agency awarded L3Harris Technologies an approximately $843 million contract to design and build 18 infrared satellites for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer.
L3Harris Technologies built four RS-25 engines for the SLS launch platform.
On April 2, 2026, Mercury Systems was awarded a contract by L3Harris Technologies to supply advanced solid-state data recorders for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer constellation.