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BAE Systems

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commercialFounded 1999
United Kingdom
www.baesystems.com
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BAE Systems was also selected to build the GeoXO Sounder (GXS) instrument.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsTechnical ProductMay 2, 2024BAE Systems to build atmospheric composition instrument for NOAA’s GeoXO constellation

The BAE Systems-developed ACX instrument is a hyperspectral imager that will take hourly air quality measurements across ultraviolet to visible wavelengths.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsTechnical ProductMay 2, 2024BAE Systems to build atmospheric composition instrument for NOAA’s GeoXO constellation

Building multiple instruments for GeoXO will allow BAE Systems teams to collaborate across programs and achieve a more efficient development process.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsTechnical ProductMay 2, 2024BAE Systems to build atmospheric composition instrument for NOAA’s GeoXO constellation

BAE Systems developed South Korea’s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) and NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instruments, which are currently the only UV/VIS hyperspectral imagers in geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsTechnical ProductMay 2, 2024BAE Systems to build atmospheric composition instrument for NOAA’s GeoXO constellation

BAE Systems has been selected by NASA to develop the Atmospheric Composition instrument (ACX) for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsOrg RelationshipMay 2, 2024BAE Systems to build atmospheric composition instrument for NOAA’s GeoXO constellation

ACX is the second instrument BAE Systems has been contracted to develop for the GeoXO mission.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsTechnical ProductMay 2, 2024BAE Systems to build atmospheric composition instrument for NOAA’s GeoXO constellation

BAE Systems, the former Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., won a $365,000,000 contract on 2024-05-01 to develop an air quality sensor for U.S. geostationary weather satellites.

Mentioned as: bae systemsTechnical ProductMay 1, 2024BAE Systems wins $365 million contract to build geostationary weather instrument

CloudSat continued providing measurements for nearly 18 years largely due to operational support from the BAE Systems team that modified spacecraft operations to address battery and reaction wheel failures.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsNarrative GeneralApr 24, 2024BAE Systems-Built CloudSat Satellite Ends Operations After 17 Years of Service in Orbit

BAE Systems designed and built the CloudSat spacecraft bus.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsOrg RelationshipApr 24, 2024BAE Systems-Built CloudSat Satellite Ends Operations After 17 Years of Service in Orbit

BAE Systems designed and built the spacecraft bus for the CloudSat mission.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsTechnical ProductApr 23, 2024BAE Systems-built CloudSat satellite completes nearly two decades-long mission

BAE Systems built the MWI for WSF-M, designed and built the WSF-M satellite bus, and led all environmental and mission compatibility testing for the mission.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsTechnical ProductApr 12, 2024BAE Systems-Built Weather Satellite Launched for USSF's Environmental Monitoring Program

BAE Systems was awarded a follow-on contract to build a second WSF-M satellite that will be completed in 2026.

Mentioned as: bae systemsTechnical ProductApr 12, 2024BAE Systems-Built Weather Satellite Launched for USSF's Environmental Monitoring Program

BAE Systems completed integration of the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory's ultraviolet spectrometer onto the satellite bus.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsTechnical ProductApr 2, 2024BAE Systems Successfully Integrates UV Spectrometer of NASA's Carruthers Observatory

BAE Systems designed and built the Carruthers satellite bus and led integration and environmental testing for the mission.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsTechnical ProductApr 2, 2024BAE Systems Successfully Integrates UV Spectrometer of NASA's Carruthers Observatory

BAE Systems’ integration and environmental testing for the Carruthers satellite will continue through June of 2024 to ensure the satellite will withstand launch conditions and perform properly in space.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsNarrative PlanApr 1, 2024BAE Systems completes integration of NASA’s Carruthers Observatory

BAE Systems completed the integration of the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory’s ultraviolet spectrometer onto the satellite bus.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsTechnical ProductApr 1, 2024BAE Systems completes integration of NASA’s Carruthers Observatory

BAE Systems designed and built the satellite bus for the Carruthers mission and is leading integration and environmental testing.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsTechnical ProductApr 1, 2024BAE Systems completes integration of NASA’s Carruthers Observatory

At least ten Xantus metal plasma thrusters being shipped 2024 will go to In-Space Missions, a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems plc.

Mentioned as: BAE Systems plcOrg RelationshipMar 26, 2024Press Release: Benchmark Electric Propulsion Thrusters on Orbit and Poised for First Fire

The acoustic qualification test was conducted at BAE Systems, Inc., Space and Mission Systems.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsNarrative GeneralMar 24, 2024MSI DFAT Services, LLC completes acoustic qualification test for the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope

At least ten of the Xantus electric propulsion thrusters shipping 2024 will go to In-Space Missions, a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems.

Mentioned as: BAE SystemsOrg RelationshipMar 21, 2024Benchmark Space Systems Deploys its Xantus Electric Propulsion System on Orion's Satellite
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