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RCED-86-28 1 (1985-10-31)

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REPORT BY THE U, S,  RELEASED

General Accounting Office








Weather Satellite Costs Have Increased;

Problems Have Occurred In Their

Manufacturing Quality Control


The National Oceanic and 'Atmospheric Ad-
ministration (NOAA) operates the nation's civilian
weather satellite system. The cost of buying these
satellites has risen steeply over the years and
some of them have failed in orbit earlier than
expected. This report discusses the reasons for
increased satellite costs and failures and the
actions taken by NOAA and its procurement
agent, the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration (NASA), to improve satellite perfor-
mance. The report also discusses two problems
with the manufacturing quality control of the
weather satellites: contractors' installation in the
satellites of parts not approved by NASA and a
shortage of government quality control in-
Spectors at some contractor plants during fiscal
year 1984.


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