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L3Harris

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commercialFounded 1978
United States
www.l3harris.com
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L3Harris developed a 200-kilogram, six-degree staring sensor that was mounted on the Wide Field of View satellite.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisNarrative GeneralApr 11, 2020L3Harris to begin pre-launch work on ‘Wide Field of View’ missile defense satellite

NOAA is focused on continuing to capture detailed imagery of the continental United States every 30 seconds in its future geostationary fleet, similar to the capability provided by the L3Harris Advanced Baseline Imager.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisNarrative GeneralApr 9, 2020NOAA awards first contracts for future satellite constellation

L3Harris received two of the eight NOAA study contracts for a total of nearly $1,250,000.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisNarrative FinancialApr 9, 2020NOAA awards first contracts for future satellite constellation

In 2016 the Space and Missile Systems Center awarded prototype development contracts worth $39,000,000 to Raytheon, $38,000,000 to L3Harris, and $33,000,000 to Viasat to develop prototype modems.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisOrg RelationshipMar 30, 2020L3Harris, Raytheon each win $500 million contracts for military satcom modems

L3Harris received an initial order of $30,600,000 under its multi-award contract.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisNarrative FinancialMar 30, 2020L3Harris, Raytheon each win $500 million contracts for military satcom modems

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center awarded contracts each worth up to $500,000,000 to Raytheon and L3Harris to develop and produce cyber secure satellite communications modems for the Department of the Air Force and the Army.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisOrg RelationshipMar 30, 2020L3Harris, Raytheon each win $500 million contracts for military satcom modems

L3Harris Technologies redesigned its patented unfurlable mesh reflector antenna to meet demand from firms building satellites weighing roughly 180 to 1,000 kg.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisNarrative GeneralMar 17, 2020L3Harris redesigns reflector antenna for small satellite market

L3Harris began producing mesh antennas in the 1970s and has built about 100 mesh antennas for large communications satellites including NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS).

Mentioned as: L3HarrisNarrative GeneralMar 17, 2020L3Harris redesigns reflector antenna for small satellite market

L3Harris was awarded a 10-year, $1,200,000,000 contract by the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center to maintain and modernize the military’s network of space surveillance sensors.

Mentioned as: l3harrisTechnical ProductFeb 29, 2020L3Harris wins $1.2 billion contract to maintain, upgrade space surveillance systems

Harris held the previous GEODSS operations and maintenance contract since 2002 prior to merging with L3 to form L3Harris.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisNarrative GeneralFeb 29, 2020L3Harris wins $1.2 billion contract to maintain, upgrade space surveillance systems

L3Harris has technical experts and personnel deployed at the National Space Defense Center at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado Springs and at the Combined Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisOrg RelationshipFeb 29, 2020L3Harris wins $1.2 billion contract to maintain, upgrade space surveillance systems

Under MOSSAIC, L3Harris will support planned upgrades of the telescopes at the three existing GEODSS sites.

Mentioned as: l3harrisNarrative PlanFeb 29, 2020L3Harris wins $1.2 billion contract to maintain, upgrade space surveillance systems

MOSSAIC replaces a previous contract that Harris had held since 2002 to maintain the Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System (GEODSS) telescope network.

Mentioned as: HarrisTechnical ProductFeb 29, 2020L3Harris wins $1.2 billion contract to maintain, upgrade space surveillance systems

Under MOSSAIC, L3Harris will support the opening of two additional GEODSS sites that the Space and Missile Systems Center is considering in Spain and Australia.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisOrg RelationshipFeb 29, 2020L3Harris wins $1.2 billion contract to maintain, upgrade space surveillance systems

JCSAT-17 carries C- and Ku-band transponders and an 18-meter S-band reflector from L3Harris Technologies.

Mentioned as: L3Harris TechnologiesTechnical ProductFeb 18, 2020Japanese communications satellite and South Korean weather satellite launch on Ariane 5

L3Harris received a $243,000,000 contract from Lockheed Martin in April to provide two fully digital navigation signals for the 11th and 12th vehicles of the GPS 3 constellation.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisOrg RelationshipFeb 11, 2020Navigation payload for next-generation GPS satellites passes critical design review

Lockheed Martin is making 10 GPS 3 satellites use L3Harris’ 70-percent digital mission data unit.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisNarrative GeneralFeb 11, 2020Navigation payload for next-generation GPS satellites passes critical design review

The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) is an experimental navigation satellite developed by L3Harris for the U.S. Air Force that passed a preliminary design review on 2020-02-05.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisTechnical ProductFeb 5, 2020Air Force gives nod to L3Harris to continue development of NTS-3 navigation satellite

L3Harris received a $243,000,000 award in January 2019 to provide the navigation signals for the first two GPS 3F spacecraft.

Mentioned as: L3HarrisOrg RelationshipFeb 5, 2020Air Force gives nod to L3Harris to continue development of NTS-3 navigation satellite

The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Enterprise Consortium selected L3Harris in 2018 for an $84,000,000 contract as the prime system integrator to design, develop, integrate, and test NTS-3, including ground mission applications.

Mentioned as: l3harrisTechnical ProductFeb 5, 2020Air Force gives nod to L3Harris to continue development of NTS-3 navigation satellite
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