ITT will supply the cross-track infrared sounder (CrIS) instrument for the first joint polar satellite system (JPSS-1) to Nasa.
ITT has received the $98.6m sole source contract from Nasa, acting on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Under the contract, ITT will manufacture, test and deliver the CrIS, support instrument integration on JPSS-1, and provide launch and post-launch support.
The instrument will be identical to the CrIS planned for flight on the national polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system (NPOESS) preparatory project mission.
JPSS, the restructured portion of NPOESS, includes satellites and sensors to support civil weather and climate measurements.
The JPSS 1 spacecraft is expected to launch in 2014.
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