COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.,
April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has built two small, Polar Scout
satellites for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in
partnership with Millennium Engineering and Integration. The
satellites have flexible radio frequency receivers to help search
and rescue teams locate emergency beacons in remote areas, such as
the Arctic.
Raytheon assembled the small satellites at the company's
advanced missile production facility in Tucson, Arizona. The smallsats are part of a
project led by the U.S. Air Force Operationally Responsive Space
program to show how they can be built efficiently and cost
effectively.
"With our automated production lines, Raytheon can produce
highly reliable, small satellites quickly and affordably," said Dr.
Thomas Bussing, Raytheon Advanced
Missile Systems vice president. "Because our advanced manufacturing
facilities are flexible, we can build small satellites or satellite
components designed by Raytheon or another company."
Small satellites are less expensive and can be produced more
quickly than large geostationary satellites. Operating from
lower orbits, the smallsats apertures and sensors can meet mission
requirements normally accomplished by larger satellites.
"Because of its innovative technology and advanced production
facilities, Raytheon has been the ideal partner for this program,"
said George Moretti, Millennium
Engineering and Integration executive director.
In addition to Millennium, Raytheon worked with Rincon Research
and Space Dynamics Laboratories to develop and produce the Polar
Scout satellites. The smallsats are scheduled to be launched into
lower Earth orbit later this year.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of
$25 billion and 64,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 96 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, Massachusetts. Follow us on
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