L3Harris Awarded Contract to Assist NOAA’s GOES-R Satellite

L3Harris Awarded Contract to Assist NOAA's GOES-R Satellite

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been awarded the Geostationary Ground Sustainment Services contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The contract is valued at up to $275 million and will extend the functions of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) ground system. The GOES-R system is the most advanced fleet of geostationary weather satellites in the United States and the ground system provides command and control, data downlink, and product processing and distribution. L3Harris’ contracts for building and sustaining the GOES-R core ground and antenna systems have led to this follow-on award.

Ed Zoiss, President of Space and Airborne Systems at L3Harris, said, “This award demonstrates NOAA’s confidence in L3Harris to sustain a scalable, secure and reliable multi-mission ground system that ensures critical terrestrial and space weather products are delivered to the nation.” L3Harris’ advanced systems support the nation’s meteorologists to create severe weather warnings, real-time fire detection and other life-saving information. The ground system sustainment services will take place at L3Harris’ Melbourne, Florida, facilities and several NOAA facilities. L3Harris is honored to help extend these crucial systems for future mission needs.