L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES SELECTED FOR FUTURE WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGER DESIGN PHASE STUDY

NASA selected L3Harris Technologies to develop a concept for the next generation of geostationary weather imagers which will help advance future severe storm tracking, weather forecasting, climate and other Earth observations, the company announced.

L3Harris will develop an imager design, as well as conduct technology development and analysis for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary and Extended Orbits (GEO-XO) satellite system. The GEO-XO mission will eventually replace the agency’s current Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) series of weather satellites.

The L3Harris GEO-XO next-generation imager will include additional spectral bands, higher spatial resolution, and improved data compression algorithms, according to an L3Harris announcement. These features, combined with other capabilities, will provide improved severe storm tracking, weather forecasting, enhanced fire/smoke detection, as well as other benefits to government users, scientists and our nation.

Supported by NASA, NOAA’s GEO-XO program is scheduled for launch in the early 2030s.

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