Harris Corporation Delivers Advanced Weather Satellite Instrument to South Korea
June 21 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Highlights:
- Provides three times more data, four
times the resolution, than current capability
- Improves weather forecasting to help
save lives and property
- Marks the third advanced imager sold
internationally
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has delivered an advanced digital
weather satellite instrument to the Korea Aerospace Research
Institute that will help forecasters safeguard people in the region
from typhoons and other severe weather.
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Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
and Harris Corporation employees pose with the Advanced
Meteorological Imager, which was built by Harris in Fort Wayne,
Ind., and was recently delivered to KARI for integration into its
newest weather satellite. (Photo: Business Wire)
The Harris-built Advanced Meteorological Imager, or AMI, will be
integrated into the next-generation GEO-KOMPSAT-2A weather
satellite, scheduled to launch in 2018. The AMI will deliver images
with three times more data and four times the resolution at refresh
rates five times faster than currently available in the region.
The AMI is based on the Advanced Baseline Imager built for the
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-16 (GOES-16).
GOES-16 launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in
November 2016. It is performing well and providing significantly
increased capabilities to the National Weather Service. The data
coming from the instrument will be used operationally beginning
this fall. Two other advanced imagers are in orbit on Japan’s
Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 weather satellites.
“South Korea is frequently threatened by typhoons and needs
improved forecast accuracy to help protect lives and property,”
said Eric Webster, vice president and general manager, Harris
Environmental Solutions. “More detailed information about clouds,
moisture and water vapor will make it easier to track the formation
of storms. The imager can also distinguish between volcanic ash,
smoke and dust, which can impact airlines by causing flight delays
and cancellations.”
About Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation is a leading technology innovator, solving
customers’ toughest mission-critical challenges by providing
solutions that connect, inform and protect. Harris supports
government and commercial customers in more than 100 countries and
has approximately $6 billion in annual revenue. The company is
organized into three business segments: Communication Systems,
Space and Intelligence Systems and Electronic Systems. Learn more
at harris.com.
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