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Roberto Mitrevski: Exelis to Build Infrared Sensor For a Japanese Environmental Satellite

Roberto Mitrevski: Exelis to Build Infrared Sensor For a Japanese Environmental Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Exelis-logo, ExecutiveMosaicExelis has received a multimillion-dollar contract to help Japan’s national aerospace exploration agency develop a satellite payload for global atmospheric monitoring.

The company will build a thermal and near infrared sensor for installation on the agency’s Greenhouse Gas Observing Satellite-2, Exelis said Tuesday.

GOSAT is scheduled for a 2018 launch and will work to measure greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, according to the company.

“This award was a strategic win for Exelis as we move into climate and environmental monitoring to build on our core weather-monitoring capabilities,” said Roberto Mitrevski, Exelis vice president for environmental intelligence, integrated sensing and information solutions.

Exelis’ Thermal and Near Infrared Sensor for carbon Observation-Fourier Transform Spectrometer will work to serve as GOSAT’s primary payload.

The GOSAT program’s goal is to help scientists analyze atmospheric distribution of greenhouse gases and its impact on the world’s climate.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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