AURORA, Colo., April 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon (NYSE:
RTN) has completed an upgrade and final testing of the data
transport and processing system for the Joint Polar Satellite
System Common Ground System which provides weather and
environmental data used by NASA, NOAA, the U.S. Department of
Defense and the agencies' international partners.
The upgrade accelerates data processing and dissemination,
improves system availability and provides cybersecurity protection
of the data and the CGS in support of the upcoming JPSS-1 launch as
well as future satellite missions.
"The new system will output 11 terabytes of data a day being
downlinked from the JPSS constellation," said Matt Gilligan, vice president of Raytheon's
Navigation and Environmental Solutions. "JPSS CGS will speed
up delivery of weather data to regional forecast centers that build
weather models, track environmental aerosols and map polar ice
movements."
The system upgrade precedes the final major step – an upgrade of
the flight operations elements of the CGS – prior to the JPSS-1
launch scheduled for September
2017.
The Raytheon-built Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on
JPSS-1, as well as the Raytheon-supported Advanced Weather
Interactive Processing System used by NOAA for weather forecasting,
rely on the JPSS CGS.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2016 sales
of $24 billion and 63,000 employees, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and
cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 95
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission
systems integration, C5I™ products and services, sensing,
effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80
countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham,
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