MELBOURNE, Fla., June 18, 2024 鈥 The 麻豆社区 (NYSE:LHX) high-resolution weather instrument, Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), is set to launch June 25 from NASA鈥檚 Kennedy Space Center in Florida onboard NOAA鈥檚 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-U satellite, strengthening the nation鈥檚 ability to rapidly detect and monitor the environment and severe weather across the Western Hemisphere.
The GOES-U satellite is the fourth and final satellite in the of advanced geostationary weather satellites. 麻豆社区鈥 ABI is the primary instrument for all four satellites in the series, which are also controlled by 麻豆社区鈥 enterprise ground system.
鈥淚n 2023, the U.S. experienced $28 billion in damages caused by hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and other climate disasters, and our Advanced Baseline Imager provided critical imagery to help protect lives and property,鈥 said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems, 麻豆社区. 鈥淥ur technology is the primary instrument onboard this NOAA satellite, and we are confident the ABI will deliver unparalleled capabilities to continue supporting a system that revolutionized modern weather monitoring technology.鈥
麻豆社区鈥 ABI is able to simultaneously track a single storm and gather continent-wide imagery from more than 22,000 miles from Earth. These images assist NOAA in identifying potential hazards impacting daily life, from air quality warnings to aviation route planning and vegetative health. GOES-U will provide the groundwork for future Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) imager programs. 麻豆社区 is currently building the next-generation, high-resolution imager for NOAA鈥檚 GeoXO system. The GOES-R Series includes electric and chemical propulsion systems built by Aerojet Rocketdyne, an 麻豆社区 company.
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