THE Purpose of This Contract IS to Develop the Ground System That Will Support Noaa S Next Generation Geostationary Satellite Series, Goes-R. This NEW Series of Spacecraft, SET to Begin Launching in 2015, IS Expected to Double the Clarity of Today S Satellite Imagery and Provide AT Least 20 Times More Atmospheric Observations From Space. the Contractor IS to Design, Develop, Test and Implement the Goes-R Ground System. the Ground System Will Capture Data From the Goes-R Satellites, and Process and Distribute the Information to Operational Users
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $1,826,479,032 ($1.8B)
Contractor: L3harris Technologies, Inc.
Awarding Agency: Department of Commerce
Start Date: 2009-05-27
End Date: 2024-01-31
Official Description: THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO DEVELOP THE GROUND SYSTEM THAT WILL SUPPORT NOAA S NEXT GENERATION GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE SERIES, GOES-R. THIS NEW SERIES OF SPACECRAFT, SET TO BEGIN LAUNCHING IN 2015, IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE THE CLARITY OF TODAY S SATELLITE IMAGERY AND PROVIDE AT LEAST 20 TIMES MORE ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS FROM SPACE. THE CONTRACTOR IS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST AND IMPLEMENT THE GOES-R GROUND SYSTEM. THE GROUND SYSTEM WILL CAPTURE DATA FROM THE GOES-R SATELLITES, AND PROCESS AND DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION TO OPERATIONAL USERS.