Boeing Awarded Follow-On Contract From Orbital.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com SEAL BEACH Seal Beach, city (1990 pop. 25,098), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1915. It is a beach city with an active art colony. Transportation equipment and concrete are among the city's manufactures. U.S. naval stations are nearby. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2002 Boeing Electron Dynamic Devices (EDD Noun 1. EdD - a doctor's degree in education DEd, Doctor of Education doctor's degree, doctorate - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university ), a part of The Boeing Co.'s (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BA) Space and Communications business unit, recently received a $10 million order from Orbital Sciences Corp. (NYSE:ORB) for amplifiers that enhance the transmission of very low-level radio frequency signals from orbiting satellites back to Earth. The order marks the second contract for EDD's linearized traveling wave tube amplifiers (LTWTA LTWTA Linearized Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier ), a recent product enhancement that is added to satellites to ensure clearer communications. EDD is the leading manufacturer of power and propulsion components for space applications. The contract brings the total amplifiers ordered by Orbital to 96. "In May, we were awarded a contract for 32 amplifiers, with an option for an additional 64," said Charles Toups, general manager of EDD. "In less than a year, Orbital has exercised its option to purchase the additional LTWTAs for a total contract of more than $15 million. This follow-on order shows that our customers have confidence in us to provide quality, on-time products to meet their needs." Orbital Sciences is one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of affordable space systems for commercial, civil government and military customers. The company's primary products include low-orbit, geostationary Aligned with the earth. Refers to satellites (GEOs) that travel at the same rotational speed as the earth (they are geosynchronous) and are always the same distance from the earth. See GEO. and planetary spacecraft for communications, scientific and remote sensing Deriving digital models of an area on the earth. Using special cameras from airplanes or satellites, either the sun's reflections or the earth's temperature is turned into digital maps of the area. missions; ground- and air-launched rockets that deliver satellites into orbit; and missile defense Missile defence is an air defence system, weapon program, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. Originally conceived as a defence against nuclear-armed ICBMs, its application has broadened to include shorter-ranged boosters that are used as target and interceptor vehicles. Orbital also offers space-related technical services to government agencies and develops and builds satellite-based transportation management systems for public transit agencies and private vehicle fleet operators. Boeing Electron Dynamic Devices is a world leader in the design and manufacture of microwave traveling wave-tube amplifiers, passive microwave devices, and ion thrusters for commercial and military applications as well as world-class satellite bus and payload electronics. Boeing Space and Communications (S&C), with headquarters in Seal Beach, is the world's largest space and communications company. A unit of The Boeing Co., S&C provides integrated solutions in launch services, human space flight and exploration, missile defense, and information and communications. It is NASA's largest contractor; a leading provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense; and a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance may refer to:
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