BAE Systems has secured a $230.6 million contract with NASA under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lagrange 1 Series space weather project. The company will develop and integrate spacecraft and support flight operations. Scheduled to be launched between 2029 and 2032, these satellites will monitor solar-induced space weather events to provide critical early warnings.

BAE Systems, formerly known as Ball Aerospace, has won a fixed-price contract worth $230.6 million with NASA to deliver spacecraft under NOAA’s Lagrange 1 Series space weather project. Announced on February 21, the contract will see BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems develop the Lagrange 1 Series spacecraft and support mission operations.

Work related to the contract, set to commence this month, will be conducted in Colorado, Boulder, until January 2034. The spacecraft are expected to be launched between 2029 and 2032.

Furthermore, BAE Systems is also building the Space Weather Follow On Lagrange 1 mission, planned to launch as early as September under NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe.

Observations of the space environment near the Sun and Earth provide predictions and warnings for severe events to satellite operators.

During recent geomagnetic storms, these warnings have helped mitigate impacts on the electric grid, air traffic, communication, and navigation systems. NASA and NOAA will jointly manage the development, launch tests, and operation of the Lagrange 1 Series satellites.