Firefly Aerospace signs second multi-launch deal with L3Harris
The missions will launch L3Harris spacecraft into Low-Earth Orbit from Firefly's SLC-2 launch site at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
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The missions will launch L3Harris spacecraft into Low-Earth Orbit from Firefly's SLC-2 launch site at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The MOSSAIC programme has an estimated contract value of up to $1.2 billion over 10 years.
Under the contract, L3Harris Technologies will build satellites for missile tracking programme.
Ross Niebergall will serve as President of the Aerojet Rocketdyne segment at L3Harris.
The contract also covers 10 years of on-orbit operations and five years of on-orbit storage.
Mehta has succeeded Dana Mehnert, who is retiring after 38 years with L3Harris Technologies.
L3Harris plans to modernise the technology, adding advanced tactical data links to the existing Link 16 network.
The acquisition of Aerojet will continue L3Harris expansion in the defence and space sectors following the 2019 merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corp.
This is the second major contract that L3Harris and Northrop Grumman have won to date from DoDs space agency.
GOES-U will provide imagery and atmospheric measurements of the Western Hemisphere, real-time mapping of lightning activity, and monitoring of solar activity and space weather.
L3Harris plans to add more production capacity by the end of the year that will allow it to produce six satellites per month.
Yahsat aims to provide customised, integrated and interoperable connectivity for civil defence and military clients, through its partnerships with NIMR and L3Harris.
The new digital payloads passed a critical design review in February 2020.
The contract is to support space-based sensor development programme to detect and track missiles.
