Technology will increase meteorological knowledge and improve forecasting
accuracy
AURORA, Colo., July 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The Team GOES-R partnership
led by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has submitted its proposal to develop
the ground segment for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's next- generation Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite series known as GOES-R.
Scheduled for launch in 2015, GOES-R will include significant
advancements in technology to provide sustained, reliable collection,
analysis and distribution of data from the atmosphere, oceans, land and
sun. The ground segment includes systems for command and control of the
satellites, receiving and processing data, and generation and dissemination
of improved environmental products to operational users within minutes.
High-priority products can be delivered within seconds of the instrument
observations.
"Building on our 40 years of experience as an industry leader in high-
availability precision satellite ground command, control and data
processing systems, Raytheon will develop and deploy a low-risk GOES-R
ground segment tailored to meet NOAA's needs and ensure mission
continuity," said Michael D. Keebaugh, president of Raytheon's Intelligence
and Information Systems business. "Raytheon's proposal solidifies our
long-time partnership with and commitment to the NOAA mission."
GOES-R satellites will provide more frequent and higher quality
observations for more accurate forecasting and tracking of hurricanes and
other severe weather. They will also enhance observational capabilities for
oceans and coasts, the global climate, and the space environment.
With rapid rescan capability, weather forecasters will be able to
review updated severe weather activity five times more quickly than today.
For example, GOES-R could rescan regional areas of the Midwest for severe
thunderstorm outbreaks every five minutes instead of the current 26
minutes. The GOES-R contract is scheduled to be awarded in the first
quarter of 2009.
Based in Garland, Texas, Raytheon IIS is a leading provider of
information and intelligence solutions to the government. Raytheon IIS has
annual revenues of approximately $2.7 billion and employs more than 9,000
engineering and technical professionals worldwide.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing, effects, and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
Note to Editors:
Raytheon's GOES-R ground segment solution features HiSYNCH(TM), a
product orchestration pipeline that enables high performance product
generation and delivery, with expandability to exceed GOES-R mission
objectives. Raytheon's mission management solution leverages Equinox(TM)
and ECLIPSE(R), which have flown every major spacecraft platform.
Contact:
Quentin Hunstad
703.849.1588
quentin_r_hunstad@raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Quentin Hunstad of Raytheon Company,
+1-703-849-1588, quentin_r_hunstad@raytheon.com
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