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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2024 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2024-10-10·LATEST ACTION2026-02-19·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80GSFC25CA013_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

NASA GSFC GEOSTATIONARY EXTENDED OBSERVATIONS (GEOXO) LIGHTNING MAPPER (LMX) INSTRUMENT IMPLEMENTATION. THE LMX INSTRUMENT IS A SINGLE SPECTRAL CHANNEL INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE THE LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF OPTICAL TRANSIENTS PRODUCED BY LIGHTNING.

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What the model surfaced from this award

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2024 GEOXO Lightning Mapper instrument contract to measure lightning location and intensity from geostationary orbit.

Sub-sectors
nasa-space-sciencesatellite-instrumentsweather-observation
Why this matters

Lightning Mapper data improves severe weather forecasting and climate modeling; part of NASA's extended Earth observation constellation.

Supply-chain signal

Lockheed Martin's optical and spectral sensor supply chain for geostationary instruments; long-duration contract (through 2049) signals sustained demand for precision space-qualified components.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. geostationary Earth observation capability; China developing competing meteorological satellite constellations with similar lightning detection payloads.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-02. Cost: $0.003091.

Period of performance
Start
2024-10-10
End
2049-10-09
Status
activein 8489 days
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