BAE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT CONTROLS, POWERS WORLDVIEW-2 SATELLITE MISSION
15 Oct 2009 | Ref. 199/2009
MANASSAS, Virginia — BAE Systems equipment is governing command and control functions and providing electric power aboard DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-2 satellite. Launched Oct. 8 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, the satellite will provide very-high-resolution images of Earth in support of U.S. national security.
A single-board BAE Systems RAD750® radiation-hardened computer manages data processing command and control functions for WorldView-2, which will provide images from orbit almost 500 miles above the planet’s surface. The company also will provide a high-reliability power supply for the satellite’s imaging sensor instrument.
“The RAD750 single-board computer and the power supply unit are critical elements for providing our national security with data and high-quality imagery for collection and analysis,” Ian McDonald, BAE Systems’ director of space electronics solutions in Manassas, Virginia.
WorldView-2 is the third satellite in a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency program that will provide high-resolution Earth images. The program, called NextView, offers a new generation of satellites with panchromatic and multispectral resolution that surpasses any preceding imagery capabilities to improve geospatial intelligence.
The WorldView-2 satellite will supply full-color images for enhanced spectral analysis, mapping and monitoring, land-use planning, disaster relief, exploration, defense and intelligence, and visualization and simulation.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is the premier global defense, security and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. With approximately 105,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £18.5 billion (US $34.4 billion) in 2008.
For more information, please contact:
Marianne Murphy, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 603 885 2812 Mobile: +1 603 315 1536
marianne.murphy@baesystems.com
Shannon Smith, BAE Systems
Tel: + 1 703 907 8257 Mobile: +1 703 967 3854
shannon.n.smith@baesystems.com
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