Mon, Sep 27, 2010
Satellite Supports Civil Weather And Climate Measurements
On behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, NASA has awarded a sole source contract for the
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) spacecraft to Ball Aerospace
& Technologies Corp. in Boulder, CO. This is a fixed price
contract of $248 million with a performance period through February
1, 2015.
Under this contract Ball will design, build and test the
spacecraft; integrate government-furnished instruments; integrate
the satellite with the launch vehicle; and support launch
operations and on-orbit checkout. The spacecraft is a clone of the
NPOESS Preparatory Project. JPSS-1 is expected to be ready for
launch in 2014.
JPSS is the restructured civilian portion of the National
Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)
that will make afternoon observations as it orbits Earth. The
system includes the satellites and sensors supporting civil weather
and climate measurements and a shared ground infrastructure with
the Department of Defense weather satellite system.
NOAA is responsible for the JPSS program. NASA is the program's
procurement agent, and the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in
Greenbelt, Md., is the lead for acquisition. Data and imagery
obtained from JPSS will increase the timeliness, accuracy and
cost-effectiveness of public warnings and forecasts of climate and
weather events, reducing the potential loss of human life and
property.
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