SAN DIEGO, Feb. 11, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS ), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it recently supported the successful United Launch Alliance Delta II launch, which delivered the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite to near-circular orbit. SMAP is one of four first-tier missions recommended by the National Research Council's Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space. The accuracy, resolution, and global coverage of SMAP soil moisture and freeze/thaw measurements are invaluable across many science and applications disciplines including hydrology, climate, carbon cycle, and the meteorological, environmental and ecology applications communities.
The SMAP mission is managed by the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) within NASA's Earth Systematic Mission (ESM) Program. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) built the spacecraft and is assigned responsibility for the overall success of the SMAP project. NASA's Launch Services Program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is responsible for launch management.
Kratos is a leading provider of products, solutions and services for critical scientific and national security related space missions.
About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS ) is a specialized National Security technology Company providing mission critical products, solutions and services for United States National Security. Kratos' core capabilities are sophisticated engineering, manufacturing and system integration offerings for National Security platforms and programs. Kratos' areas of expertise include Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR), satellite communication systems, electronic warfare, unmanned systems, missile defense, cyber warfare, cybersecurity, information assurance, and critical infrastructure security. Kratos has primarily an engineering and technically oriented work force of approximately 3,600. Substantially all of Kratos' work is performed on a military base, in a secure facility or at a critical infrastructure location. Kratos' primary end customers are National Security related agencies. News and information are available at www.KratosDefense.com .
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