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Lockheed Martin Selected for Contract by NASA for Next Generation GOES-R Series Weather Satellites
DENVER, Dec 02, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) announced today it has selected Lockheed Martin
(NYSE: LMT) for award of a contract to build the next-generation Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series, known as GOES-R, for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The basic contract is
for two spacecraft. Two options each provide for one additional spacecraft.
The total estimated value of the basic contract including options is $1.09
billion.
Data from the GOES system provides accurate real-time weather forecast and
early warning products to the public and private sectors. The GOES-R mission
will improve forecasting quality and timeliness generating significant
economic benefits to the nation in the areas of climate monitoring, ecosystems
management, commerce and transportation.
"We are proud to have been selected by NASA to provide this vital
environmental satellite system for our nation," said Joanne Maguire, executive
vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. "GOES-R will expand
capabilities for weather forecasting that will help to better protect lives
and property."
Lockheed Martin's GOES-R solution builds upon the renowned A2100
geosynchronous spacecraft bus and proven precision imaging capabilities from
previous remote sensing programs. The A2100 satellite fleet currently consists
of 36 satellites and has achieved an accumulated 200 years of successful in-
orbit operations.
"Our team is ready to move forward to design and field this important
national system," said Jim Crocker, vice president of Sensing and Exploration
Systems at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. "We look forward to
continuing our ongoing relationship with NOAA and NASA including two
previously awarded GOES-R instruments -- the Solar Ultra-Violet Imager and the
Geostationary Lightning Mapper."
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company has a long history of developing
highly reliable civil and military weather and environmental satellite systems
including Landsat, TIROS, Terra and DMSP.
The Lockheed Martin GOES-R program office will be located at its Space
Systems Company facilities in Newtown, Pa. While substantial engineering and
production effort will be conducted in Newtown, the program will also leverage
Space Systems Company capabilities across the country including Denver, Colo.
and Sunnyvale, Calif.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security
company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged
in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment
of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation
reported 2007 sales of $41.9 billion.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Broadcast and web video animation, in addition to an
illustration of the GOES-R spacecraft is available at
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2008/1202ss_GOESR.html
SOURCE Lockheed Martin
http://www.lockheedmartin.com
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