Raytheon Co. has been awarded two contracts by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration worth up to $1.7 billion over the next eight years, the company announced Thursday.
One contract is for ground systems for the Joint Polar Satellite System — weather satellites and sensors for both civilian and military needs.
A second contract is for development of the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite, or VIIRS.
The contracts were awarded by NASA on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The new satellite system succeeds the National Polar-orbiting Environmental Satellite System. Raytheon’s Polar Service Co. is based in Centennial.
The NASA awards replace previous Raytheon contracts worth about $1.4 billion, the company said.
Waltham, Mass.-based Raytheon, the world’s largest missile manufacturer, had sales of $25 billion in 2009. The Denver Post
