Orbital ATK to Build Two Additional U.S. Weather Satellites for NOAA

Orbital ATK to Build Two Additional U.S. Weather Satellites for NOAA

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DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2018--Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, today announced that NASA has exercised options for two additional Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) spacecraft to be built by the company. Orbital ATK is currently producing the JPSS-2 spacecraft, which is scheduled to be launched in 2021. All three satellites are to be operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide critical weather forecasting data and to advance environmental and oceanographic science. The total contract amount for all three spacecraft is valued at approximately $460 million.

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