Satellite News

Just another satellite weblog

«
»

Lockheed Martin awarded contract for SBIRS GEO-5 and -6 payloads

Submit on Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 22:57

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a $422 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce sensor payloads on the fifth and sixth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites, known as GEO-5 and GEO-6. The U.S. Air Force’s SBIRS provides the nation with continuous early warning of ballistic missile launches and other tactical intelligence.

Related posts:

  1. Jena Optronik to supply star sensor for GLONASS-M satellite
  2. Astrium to provide satellite imagery for Hong Kong bypass project
  3. ATV 4 undocked from International Space Station
  4. Cygnus spacecraft departs International Space Station

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 10:57 pm and is filed under SATELLITES. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

«
»
Satellite News
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.