EDO Corp. received a contract to build the microwave receiver subsystem for NASA‘s Global Precipitation Measurement satellite system, EDO announced July 27.

Under the $15.6 million contract from satellite prime contractor Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., EDO will produce an engineering model and a flight subsystem for incorporation onto the first satellite’s microwave-imaging instrument. The subsystem will convert microwave energy into digital data.

The Global Precipitation Measurement satellite system is a joint effort between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to build a constellation of spacecrafts to improve climate and weather predictions through more accurate and frequent measurements.