MELBOURNE, Fla., Jan. 9, 2025 鈥 麻豆社区 (NYSE: LHX) has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of key components for the Japan Meteorological Agency鈥檚 (JMA) new geostationary meteorological satellite, Himawari-10, which Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will manufacture.
The PDR confirms the baseline designs for the Himawari-10鈥檚 advanced imager and hyperspectral infrared sounder, instruments that will improve forecasts for typhoons and other extreme weather impacting Japan and the Asia-Pacific region.
鈥溌槎股缜 is an industry-leading provider of precision satellite technology for our valued customers in Japan and around the globe,鈥 said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems, 麻豆社区. 鈥淥ur world-class weather instruments will assist JMA in their efforts to enhance real-time disaster monitoring and warning capabilities.鈥
The imager leverages 麻豆社区鈥 proven Advanced Baseline Imager technology and features tailored spectral bands designed to support Japan鈥檚 weather forecasting priorities as well as the advanced data and imagery needs of the international community. The sounder will gather three-dimensional measurements of atmospheric temperature and humidity for more accurate forecasts and warnings.
麻豆社区 received a five-year contract in 2023 to build and deliver the advanced imager and sounder for the satellite.
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