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L3Harris won a $700,000,000 contract in 2022 to design and produce 16 Tracking Layer Tranche 1 satellites and to provide ground systems and support services.
L3Harris delivered four prototype tracking satellites under a previous $193,000,000 contract for Tracking Layer Tranche 0.
The Space Development Agency plans to launch the four delayed L3Harris missile-tracking satellites early in 2024.
L3Harris designed and delivered four reflectors for the Hughes JUPITER 3 satellite, which is the largest commercial communications satellite ever built.
L3Harris Technologies designed and delivered four reflectors for the largest commercial communications satellite ever built, JUPITER 3.
L3Harris has an agreement with Firefly Aerospace to launch three satellites for an intelligence agency in 2026.
L3Harris will pursue other Space Development Agency contracts and will compete for Tracking Layer Tranche 2 and a prototype constellation of classified tracking satellites recently announced by SDA.
L3Harris won a contract in July to build 14 Tracking Layer Tranche 1 satellites that are projected to launch in 2025.
The three Firefly Alpha missions for L3Harris will launch from SLC-2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The three Firefly Alpha missions for L3Harris are planned to launch from Space Launch Complex SLC-2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
L3Harris won a contract in September 2022 to develop Phase 2 of the U.S. Army’s Multi-Domain Sensing System program.
In December, defense contractor L3Harris made a $4,700,000,000 bid to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne.
L3Harris won a $700,000,000 contract from the Space Development Agency to produce 14 satellites for the Tracking Layer Tranche 1 plus two additional satellites for a missile-tracking demonstration.
The satellite bus selected by L3Harris for the SDA Tracking Layer is the smallest bus in Maxar’s product line and is designed for proliferated constellations requiring faster production rates.
L3Harris won a $700,000,000 contract from the Space Development Agency in July to produce 14 satellites for the Tracking Layer Tranche 1 plus two additional satellites for a missile-tracking demonstration.
L3Harris and Northrop Grumman were previously selected for Tracking Layer Tranche 1 contracts and each won contracts for 14 satellites.
L3Harris will build and deliver an advanced imager and sounder for the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Himawari-10 satellite under a contract with the Mitsubishi Electric Group.
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.
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.
Raytheon and L3Harris won contracts in 2021 valued at about $6,000,000 each to conduct studies of the GeoXO imager.