New Sensors to Improve Frequency and Quality of Imagery
New Sensors to Improve Frequency and Quality of Imagery
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $506 million contract from NASA to design and build the Landsat Next Instrument Suite (LandIS), which includes three next generation space instruments, with an option for an additional instrument.
加利福尼亞州埃爾塞貢多，2024年6月13日 /PRNewswire/ — RTX（紐約證券交易所代碼：RTX）業務雷神獲得了美國宇航局的5.06億美元合同，設計和建造Landsat Next Instrument Suite（LANDIs），該套件包括三臺下一代太空儀器，並可選擇增加一臺儀器。
The instrument suite will perform Earth observation from three identical observatories from Low-Earth orbit. Through multispectral imaging technology, LandIS will collect images of the Earth's surface every six days, detecting natural and human-induced changes.
該儀器套件將從低地軌道上的三個相同的天文台進行地球觀測。通過多光譜成像技術，LandIS將每六天收集一次地球表面的圖像，探測自然和人爲引起的變化。
"The next-generation instruments for Landsat Next will ensure continuity of the longest space-based record of Earth's land surface," said Sandy Brown, vice president for Mission Solutions & Payloads for Raytheon. "With up to three times the spatial, temporal, and spectral resolution of its predecessor, the imagers will enhance data collection to improve awareness of water quality, crop production, soil conservation, forest management, mineral mapping, and climate change impacts."
雷神任務解決方案和有效載荷副總裁桑迪·布朗說：“Landsat Next的下一代儀器將確保地球陸地表面最長的天基記錄的連續性。”“這些成像儀的空間、時間和光譜分辨率是其前身的三倍，將加強數據收集，以提高對水質、作物生產、土壤保持、森林管理、礦物測繪和氣候變化影響的認識。”
Data from Landsat Next and the LandIS sensors will offer critical information about land use, crop production, weather activities, and natural resources. The next generation instrument will help to identify patterns that may have been missed in prior missions due to timing of image collection or image fidelity, helping agencies to respond to natural disasters, human migration, and environmental disasters.
來自Landsat Next和Landis傳感器的數據將提供有關土地利用、作物產量、天氣活動和自然資源的關鍵信息。下一代儀器將有助於識別以前的任務中可能由於圖像採集時機或圖像保真度而遺漏的模式，幫助各機構應對自然災害、人口遷移和環境災害。
Since the 1970s, Raytheon has supported the Landsat mission. In 1972, the company built the Multi Spectral Scanner (MSS), launched on the Earth Resources Technology Satellite, later renamed Landsat 1. In addition, Raytheon built the instruments for Landsat missions 2 through 7.
自1970年代以來，雷神一直支持陸地衛星的任務。1972年，該公司建造了多光譜掃描儀（MSS），該掃描儀在地球資源技術衛星上發射，後來更名爲Landsat 1。此外，雷神還爲陸地衛星任務2至7建造了儀器。
The first LandIS sensor is expected be delivered in 2028. Work on this contract will be performed in El Segundo, California.
首款LandIS傳感器預計將於2028年交付。該合同的起草工作將在加利福尼亞州的埃爾塞貢多進行。
About Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading provider of 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, interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics and missile defense across land, air, sea and space.
關於雷神
RTX旗下的雷神是國防解決方案的領先提供商，旨在幫助美國政府、我們的盟友和合作夥伴捍衛其國家主權並確保其安全。100多年來，雷神開發了新技術，增強了陸地、空中、海上和太空綜合防空和導彈防禦、智能武器、導彈、先進的傳感器和雷達、攔截器、天基系統、超音速和導彈防禦方面的現有能力。
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.
關於 RTX
RTX 在全球擁有 185,000 多名員工，突破了技術和科學的極限，重新定義了我們連接和保護世界的方式。通過業界領先的業務——柯林斯航空航天公司、普惠公司和雷神——我們正在推進航空、工程綜合防禦系統並開發下一代技術解決方案和製造業，以幫助全球客戶應對他們最關鍵的挑戰。該公司總部位於弗吉尼亞州阿靈頓，2023年銷售額爲690億美元。
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