Boeing release
Boeing Wins $10 Million Major Weather Satellite Study Contract
ST. LOUIS, November 3, 2005 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials announced today
a Boeing-led team received a $10-million contract to define the
next-generation weather satellite for the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The Program Definition and Risk Reduction is a study contract for the
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Program, known as
GOES-R. The contract contains two options, which if exercised will
extend the contract another 16 months and increase its value to $30
million. The Boeing-led team includes Harris Corp., Ball Aerospace &
Technologies Corp, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., and
Carr Astronautics.
The goal of the study contract is to analyze the GOES-R requirements and
to develop a system solution satisfying those requirements through
incorporation of advanced sensing technology, ground data processing,
communications, and command and control. GOES-R will also be a key
element of NOAA's global earth observation system of systems.
“Four decades of Boeing experience designing and building meteorological
satellites will ensure NOAA has the technology to meet its mission
goals: understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment, and
conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our nation’s
economic, social, and environmental needs,” said Howard Chambers, vice
president and general manager for Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems.
“With this year’s hurricane season fresh in our minds we look forward in
the coming months to leveraging the combined talents and experience of
our team to provide NOAA with the best end-to-end capability for GOES-R.”
When ready for launch in 2012, GOES-R will improve the timeliness and
accuracy of weather forecasts and will also improve support for the
detection and observation of meteorological phenomena. These
improvements will be accomplished with enhanced data handling on the
ground, as well as an improved spacecraft integrated with
state-of-the-art sensors, such as the advanced baseline imager and the
hyperspectral environmental suite. These GOES-R improvements will
directly affect public safety, protection of property, and economic
health and development.
Boeing is currently the prime contractor for the next series of
geosynchronous environmental systems, GOES N-O-P. The GOES N-O-P program
consists of three state-of-the-art imaging spacecraft and the supporting
ground command and control elements. The GOES-N satellite will provide
imaging and sounding of the environment of the western hemisphere;
information which will result in earlier and more precise weather
warnings for the public.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one
of the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in
St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $30.5 billion
business. It provides network-centric system solutions to its global
military, government, and commercial customers. It is a leading provider
of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems; the world's
largest military aircraft manufacturer; the world's largest satellite
manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based communications; the
primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense; NASA's largest
contractor; and a global leader in sustainment solutions and launch
services.
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