Satellite for US Air Force
Successfully Launches as Part of L3Harris’ Responsive
Constellation Contract
July 06, 2020
L3Harris Technologies launched the
latest in a demonstration series of end-to-end small
satellites as part of a U.S. Air Force constellation the
company is responsible for developing.
As the prime contractor for the
firm fixed-price development space mission, L3Harris is
designing, developing, building, testing and deploying
the satellites. The company will task, command and
control the satellite system, as well as perform
on-board processing of data to deliver imagery products
directly to warfighters on tactical timelines.
“L3Harris has developed and
supported various aspects of satellite missions over the
last several decades as a component supplier or hosted
payload,” said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne
Systems, L3Harris. “In collaboration with the U.S. Air
Force, we pulled the pieces together to successfully
plan, develop and execute an affordable,
high-performance space mission, which is part of a
responsive constellation contract.”
The Evolved Expendable Launch
Vehicles Secondary Payload Adapter, or ESPA-class,
satellite system will use L3Harris’ fully reprogrammable
payload platform — allowing operators to reconfigure
smallsat payloads on orbit to changing missions. The
company’s High Compaction Ratio unfurlable X-band
reflector is also on board to enable high-speed data
communication. L3Harris is an end-to-end solutions
provider for affordable, responsive smallsat systems
that deliver high value for the most challenging
Department of Defense and Intelligence Community
missions.
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