Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $178 million contract by NASA to design and build the agency's Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI). SUVI is a series of extreme ultraviolet instruments that will fly. on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)-R Series, which will provide important information on solar activity and the effects of the Sun on the earth and the near-earth space environment. First launch of the series is scheduled for December 2014. Data from NOAA's GOES spacecraft provide short-term advance weather warning to the commercial, educational and public sectors to protect lives, properly and the environment. GOES data also fosters economic growth and promotes educational research. The future GOES-R missions will improve the quality and timeliness of forecasts, expanding the safely and economic security of the public.