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SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing [NYSE: BA]
company, completed the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war
Fighter, or FOO Fighter, preliminary design review, or PDR,
four months following authorization to proceed. The company is on
contract to deliver a constellation of eight satellites with a
ground system and to perform mission operations.
"Just like the name says, our focus is the warfighter and
ensuring our system can perform the mission they need," said
Michelle Parker, vice president,
Boeing Space Mission Systems. "FOO Fighter really showcases our
team's ability to meet the mission, supporting a real-time
warfighter need. Completing PDR in such a short timeframe is
significant because it validates the feasibility and design of the
system, ensuring we are moving with pace to meet mission
requirements."
FOO Fighter will demonstrate advanced missile defense capability
by incorporating fire control-quality sensors into a prototype
constellation.
Millennium Space Systems has direct experience with proven
real-time space operations and data dissemination, and has also
developed and demonstrated a flexible framework, enabling
high-performance edge processing for real-time fire-control target
tracking.
"We're building off our common bus architecture, so our bus
design is solid," said Doug Hulse,
portfolio lead, Millennium Space Systems. "For PDR, that allowed us
to focus on the mission itself – that's what's critical."
The company is now working toward critical design review in
early 2025.
About Us
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, is a small satellite
prime, delivering high-performance constellation solutions for
National Security Space. Founded in 2001, the company's active
production lines and 80% vertical integration enable the rapid
delivery of small satellites across missions and orbits – LEO, MEO
and GEO. For more information, visit www.millennium-space.com.
Contact:
Dana Carroll
dana.carroll@millennium-space.com
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