AURORA, Colo., Nov. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon's
(NYSE: RTN) next-generation Common Ground System for the Joint
Polar Satellite System (JPSS CGS 2.0) is now operational,
supporting 11 polar-orbiting satellites and delivering observations
to NOAA's National Weather Service almost 50 percent faster than
before.
JPSS CGS 2.0 was designed to support the upcoming NASA launch of
NOAA's JPSS-1 satellite on Nov.
14.
"The new ground system significantly improves the mission
capabilities of the JPSS program," said Matt Gilligan, vice president of Raytheon's
Navigation and Environmental Solutions. "It can handle even more
data from the full constellation of satellites now and in the
future."
Developed by NASA for NOAA, the JPSS CGS collects and
disseminates observations from polar-orbiting weather satellites
from the United States,
Europe and Japan.
The polar orbiters provide critical weather and environmental
data to ensure meteorologists and forecasters have robust, reliable
information to make timely and accurate weather predictions that
help save lives, protect property and decrease the devastating
economic impact caused by severe weather.
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