RTX Provides Blue Canyon Satellites for NASA Polar Climate Mission
RTX Provides Blue Canyon Satellites for NASA Polar Climate Mission
Twin CubeSats will improve Earth climate modeling
双立方卫星将改善地球气候模拟
LAFAYETTE, Colo., June 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX's (NYSE: RTX) small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, Blue Canyon Technologies, has established communication with both CubeSats for the NASA PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment) mission. The PREFIRE mission will measure the amount of heat Earth emits into space from the Arctic and Antarctica.
美国洛矶市，2024年6月6日 / PRNewswire / - RTX（纽交所：RTX）旗下的小卫星制造商和任务服务提供商蓝峡技术公司已与NASA预热（极地远红外辐射）任务的两个 CubeSats 实现通信。预热任务将测量地球从北极和南极向太空排放的热量。
Blue Canyon provided two heritage 6U CubeSats for the mission, which is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the agency's Science Mission Directorate. Analysis of PREFIRE's measurements will inform climate and ice models, helping to improve projections of how a warming world will affect sea ice loss, ice sheet melt and sea level rise.
蓝峡为该任务提供了两个传统 6U CubeSats，由NASA的喷气推进实验室代表机构管理。预热的测量分析将为气候和冰川模型提供数据，帮助改善对日益增暖的世界如何影响海冰丧失、冰盖融化和海平面上升的预测。
"Improving climate models can provide more accurate projections on the impacts of storm severity and frequency, as well as coastal erosion and flooding," said Chris Winslett, general manager for Blue Canyon Technologies.
蓝峡技术公司总经理 Chris Winslett 表示：“改进气候模型可以更准确地预测风暴强度和频率以及海岸侵蚀和洪水等影响。”
The PREFIRE project was jointly developed by NASA and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. JPL provided the thermal infrared spectrometer payload, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison will process the data collected by the instruments.
PREQUIRE 项目由NASA和威斯康星大学联合开发。JPL 提供热红外光谱仪有效载荷，而威斯康星大学将对仪器收集到的数据进行处理。
About Blue Canyon Technologies
Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, offers a diverse portfolio of innovative, reliable, and affordable spacecraft and components that enable a broad range of missions and technological advancements for the new space economy. The company currently supports numerous unique missions with over 100 cumulative spacecraft orders.
关于蓝峡技术公司
蓝峡技术公司（BCT），RTX 的小型卫星制造商和任务服务提供商，提供创新、可靠和经济实惠的航天器和元器件系列，支持广泛的任务和技术进步，助力新型太空经济发展。该公司目前支持超过100个卫星订单的独特任务。
About RTX
With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX pushes the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems, and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2023 sales of $69 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
关于RTX
RTX拥有全球超过185,000名员工，不断突破科技和科学的极限，重新定义我们如何连接和保护我们的世界。通过业界领先的Collins Aerospace、Pratt & Whitney和雷神公司，我们正在推进航空、工程集成防御系统并开发下一代技术解决方案和制造能力，以帮助全球客户解决最重要的挑战。公司总部位于弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿，2023年销售额达690亿美元。
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