An advanced weather satellite built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched today from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 5:26 p.m. ET. Lifted to space aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket, the GOES-U satellite successfully deployed its large solar array to generate electrical power and has established communications with mission operators.
Northrop (NOC) is set to manufacture and supply 12 motor controllers, 13 n-voice and data recorders, and 12 standard automatic flight control systems to support E-2D Hawkeye jets.
Lockheed (LMT) has been chosen by NASA to develop and build the spacecraft for the GeoXO satellite program, which is expected to deliver more accurate weather forecasting.