Harris Corporation Completes Preliminary Design Review for Synthetic Aperture Radar Payload on Modular Space Vehicle
November 21 2011 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, successfully completed a
two-day Preliminary Design Review for a synthetic aperture radar
satellite payload that will provide military commanders in the
field with timely, high-resolution radar imagery of the earth's
surface — regardless of weather conditions or time of day. The
review is a key milestone that confirms the Harris design approach
is consistent with the customer’s technical requirements, allowing
the payload team to transition into the detailed design phase of
the program.
Harris was awarded a 30-month contract in December 2010 by
Sierra Nevada Corporation to design, build and integrate the
synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite payload for the Modular
Space Vehicle. The contract is part of NASA's Rapid Response Space
Works and Modular Space Vehicles program for the U.S. Department of
Defense's Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office – a joint
NASA/DoD initiative chartered to field modular payloads rapidly and
inexpensively.
The Harris payload architecture supports a new family of modular
military satellites, offering flexibility to support multiple
missions with minimal changes in the basic design. The SAR payload
will produce high-resolution radar imagery of the earth's surface,
even during darkness or inclement weather.
"The Harris team has successfully architected a flexible,
modular RF payload that can support the ORS program office through
a variety of RF missions and provide the Joint Force Commanders
with the assets required to execute their missions," said Bill
Gattle, vice president, Harris Space Communications Systems. “The
ORS SARSAT configuration serves as the baseline for our
reconfigurable payload, which reflects decades of Harris experience
in antenna and electronics solutions for multiple space
missions.”
Harris is applying more than 35 years of advanced space
structures and electronics expertise supporting intelligence
missions to help solve NASA’s and the U.S. military’s space
communications challenges. Harris is the leading provider of large,
unfurlable antennas to the U.S. government. The company is
dedicated to advancing Operationally Responsive Space (ORS)
solutions that translate into faster, more flexible and
cost-effective satellite deployments, including payloads that can
be reprogrammed while in space in order to support multiple
missions.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information
technology company serving government and commercial markets in
more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the
company has approximately $6 billion of annual revenue and about
17,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists.
Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications® products, systems, and services. Additional
information about Harris Corporation is available at
www.harris.com.
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