Satnews Daily
April 13th, 2011
ITT... Dropout Determination (SATCOM)
ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) has been awarded a $2.2 million contract to develop a new generation of satellite remote sensor technologies for the Air Force Research Laboratory located in Kirtland Air Force Base, N. M. During this phase of the Space Situational Awareness Environmental Monitoring Sensor Risk Reduction Program, ITT will develop a cost-effective technology refresh solution that replaces decade-old communications and navigation outage sensors. The sensors will be used to measure atmospheric disturbances that cause signal dropouts from satellites, disrupting communications and navigation. The system, when deployed, will be placed on multiple platforms to provide complete geographical coverage of the Earth. The risk reduction effort will be performed by a team of ITT Electronic Systems, Ball Aerospace Technologies Company and Northwest Research Associates in cooperation with the Air Force Research Laboratory.