NASA has awarded Raytheon Company a USD506.7 million contract to provide three instruments and related services, with an option for one additional instrument, in support of the Landsat Next mission, based at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.
The Landsat Next mission is a major component of NASA’s Earth science portfolio, which focuses on Earth-observing technologies, science, and applications. With Landsat Next, NASA is moving from a single Landsat spacecraft to developing a constellation of three smaller satellites that will deliver two to three times the temporal, spatial, and spectral resolution of previous Landsat satellites. The new 26-band super-spectral Landsat Next constellation will enhance existing Landsat applications.
The contract includes a cost-plus-award-fee base period and a cost-plus-fixed-fee option period. Raytheon will provide the design, engineering analyses, algorithms, fabrication, testing, delivery, and support for the Landsat Next Instruments. The work will be primarily performed at Raytheon’s facilities in El Segundo, California.
The Landsat Next mission is a partnership between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey to advance Earth-observing technologies, science, and applications under the Sustainable Land Imaging Program to more effectively map, monitor, and manage America’s land, water, and coastal resources.
