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In 2022, the defense contractor won a $700 million contract from the US Space Agency to manufacture tracking satellites for missiles scheduled for launch in 2025.
On December 20, L3Harris announced that it had received permission to begin production of 16 satellites designed to detect and monitor hypersonic missiles aimed at the United States or its allies. The company says the satellites have passed critical design and production-readiness checks.
The Space Agency is an organization of the US space force that is creating a multi-tiered network of satellites known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. It includes the transport layer of interconnected communication satellites that will transmit data collected by tracking satellites.
“Hypersonic missiles are the most destabilizing kinetic weapons in our adversaries’ arsenals because of their stealthy flight profiles, multiple launch points and high maneuverability,” said Bob De Court, director of program management at L3Harris. “To avoid their use and, if necessary, defeat them, the United States needs a persistent sensor platform to remove the veil from their flight path.”
L3Harris manufactures satellites in Melbourne, Florida, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. The company has already delivered four prototype tracking satellites under a previous $193 million contract that were due to launch this year but have faced delays.
The launch of all 16 satellites is scheduled for 2025. Northrop Grumman and Raytheon RTX also produce tracking satellites under separate contracts.
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