Company completes thermal vacuum testing of the fourth
sensor
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SEGUNDO, Calif., April 8,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX business (NYSE:
RTX), has completed a major test milestone on its latest Visible
Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor. The VIIRS
instrument observes and collects global environmental data that
spans visible and infrared wavelengths across land, ocean, and
atmosphere and is a pivotal part of the NASA-NOAA Joint Polar
Satellite System (JPSS) series of satellites.
The final of the four JPSS VIIRS Sensors, called J4, is in
environmental testing and successfully completed Thermal Vacuum
tests in late 2023. This milestone was completed ahead of schedule,
ensuring that the VIIRS program is on track to deliver the final
sensor on time for satellite integration in 2024.
"The recent thermal vacuum testing on J4 was the most successful
and efficient cycle in the program's history, demonstrating the
team's experience and the collaboration between NASA and Raytheon
that allowed for seamless test execution," said Sandy Brown, president, Space Systems for
Raytheon.
NASA's Joint Polar Satellite System is the U.S. contribution to
the next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental
satellite system. VIIRS is one of the instruments on JPSS that
consists of 22 bands that provide high radiometric accuracy and
spatial resolution multispectral imagery, including the unique
panchromatic Day/Night band (DNB), that provide visible and
infrared imagery used for fire and air quality monitoring,
agriculture monitoring, carbon modeling, flood and sea ice mapping,
and other fundamental data products used by the science community.
Raytheon has designed, built and delivered four VIIRS instruments
since 2010.
About Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading
provider of offensive and defense solutions to help the U.S.
government, our allies and partners defend their national
sovereignty and ensure their security. For more than 100 years,
Raytheon has developed new technologies and enhanced existing
capabilities in integrated air and missile defense, smart weapons,
missiles, advanced sensors and radars, offensive and defensive
cybersecurity tools, interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics
and missile defense across land, air, sea and space.
About RTX
With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX
pushes the limits of technology and science to redefine how we
connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses
– Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we
are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems, and
developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing
to help global customers address their most critical challenges.
The company, with 2023 sales of $69
billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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corporatepr@rtx.com.
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