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Air Force Selects SSL to Study Weather Sensing Feasibility Through Commercial Satellites
[Satellite TODAY 03-28-13] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center has selected Space Systems Loral (SSL) to study the feasibility of accommodating next-generation U.S. military weather systems on commercial polar orbiting satellites. The six-month study contract was awarded under a broad agency announcement issued in June 2012.
The company will examine options to lower the cost of replacing the legacy Defense Meteorological Satellite Program through the use of alternative architectures, such as equipping commercial satellites with advanced meteorological sensors.
Using its own commercial bus platform, SSL will study the technical feasibility of hosting a third generation meteorological instrument on board. The company will also identify commercial business opportunities that the Air Force can leverage to achieve weather sensing from a Highly Inclined Elliptical Orbit (HIEO); and quantify the value proposition for performing the mission in this non-traditional fashion.
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