Orbital Sciences To Design And Build The Satellite
NASA has selected Orbital Science Corporation of Dulles, VA, to
build the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2)
spacecraft. Under the terms of the $135 million delivery order
(including the spacecraft and all associated options), the
contractor will be responsible for the design and fabrication of
the ICESat-2 spacecraft bus, integration of the
government-furnished instrument, satellite-level testing, on-orbit
satellite check-out, and continuing on-orbit engineering
support.