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 received a $193,000,000 contract for the four SDA Tranche 0 satellites that are scheduled to launch in early 2023.
The Space Development Agency approved L3Harris’s satellite design for the Tracking Layer Tranche 0 constellation.
JPSS-2 will carry the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) built by Raytheon, the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) built by Ball Aerospace, the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) from Northrop Grumman, and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) built by L3Harris Technologies.
Vice President Kamala Harris wrote on 2021-12-09 that the Artemis Accords establish clear norms for civil space exploration and welcomed Mexico’s decision to join.
L3Harris Technologies elected Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr. to its Board of Directors, expanding the L3Harris Board to 13 members.
As Commander of USPACOM, Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr. oversaw 400,000 military and civilian personnel across more than 50 percent of the globe.
At the 2021-12-01 National Space Council meeting, Vice President Kamala Harris presented the Artemis Accords as a mechanism for developing norms and rules of behavior in space and emphasized expanding the number of signatories.
On 2021-12-07 in Melbourne, Florida, L3Harris Technologies completed the sale of its Narda-MITEQ business to an investment affiliate of J.F. Lehman & Company.
L3Harris Technologies has approximately $18,000,000,000 in annual revenue.
L3Harris and SpaceX are producing the eight Tracking Layer Tranche 0 satellites for launch in 2023.
The Missile Defense Agency selected two satellite designs made by L3Harris and Northrop Grumman for HBTSS and plans to launch both prototypes to orbit in 2023.
L3Harris Technologies purchased subsystems and other material and began building while completing the design for the Tracking Layer Tranche 0 satellites.
L3Harris Technologies will develop and integrate four satellites for Tracking Layer Tranche 0 under a $193,000,000 firm, fixed-price contract.
The Tracking Layer Tranche 0 contract for L3Harris Technologies runs through 2025.
L3Harris Technologies first received the Tracking Layer Tranche 0 award in 2020.
Vice President Kamala Harris directed NASA and the U.S. Department of State to expand participation in the Artemis Accords.
Vice President Kamala Harris listed establishing rules and norms for responsible behavior in space, using space to combat climate change, and expanding STEM education as top priorities for the National Space Council.
A letter dated 2021-11-29 from the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Commerce Committee was addressed to Vice President Kamala Harris requesting that the 2021-12-01 National Space Council meeting address aligning space sustainability priorities across the Federal Government and developing international dialogue on norms of responsible behavior in space.
L3Harris Technologies has approximately $18,000,000,000 in annual revenue.
The current-generation Counter-Communications System Block 10.2 was developed by L3Harris, reached Initial Operating Capability in March 2020, and was the first offensive weapon system accepted by the U.S. Space Force.