Maxar Selected by U.S. Space Force to Develop Prototype Mission Data Processing Applications
October 29 2020 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), a trusted partner and
innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, today
announced that it was selected by the U.S. Space Force to develop
prototype mission data processing applications for the Future
Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Mission Data Processing
(FORGE MDP) program located within the Cross-Mission Ground &
Communications Enterprise at the Space & Missile Systems
Center.
Maxar’s prototype applications will provide rapid mission data
processing and dissemination services for Overhead Persistent
Infrared (OPIR) data from the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS)
satellites. The contract is valued at $8.5 million over 12 months
and was awarded through the Space Enterprise Consortium, managed by
Advanced Technology International.
The U.S. Space Force is responsible for processing and managing
increasingly large amounts of data from its satellite
constellations. FORGE MDP will modernize and streamline the
existing ground system into an architecture that is open, scalable,
modular and resilient to meet next-generation mission requirements
and exploit data from future satellite constellations. As an
essential component of FORGE MDP, Maxar’s applications rapidly
process satellite data to provide missile warning and other
mission-critical notifications.
To create its solution, Maxar assembled an experienced team of
industry-recognized technical and programmatic experts in OPIR data
processing, distributed tracking and data fusion and UI
development, which includes Numerica, Sandia National Laboratories
and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
“Maxar has decades of commercial expertise in geospatial
information and analytics, satellite technology and ground
processing systems,” said Tony Frazier, Maxar’s Executive Vice
President of Global Field Operations. “We’re honored to leverage
this experience, in combination with the world-class experience of
our subcontractors, to deliver innovative solutions that support
national security and a more resilient American space
enterprise.”
About Maxar
Maxar is a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence
and Space Infrastructure. We deliver disruptive value to government
and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and
navigate our changing planet; deliver global broadband
communications; and explore and advance the use of space. Our
unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and
a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and
deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost
effectiveness. Maxar’s 4,000 team members in 20 global locations
are inspired to harness the potential of space to help our
customers create a better world. Maxar trades on the New York Stock
Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange as MAXR. For more information,
visit www.maxar.com.
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