LinQuest Corp. wins $7.9M contract to provide satellite operations support

LinQuest Corp. has won a $7.9 million sole source contract to provide the Air Force with satellite operations support services.

Under the contract, the company will provide continued uninterrupted support to five on-orbit satellite missions and for six satellite programs, the Defense Department said in a release.

The company will also provide operations expertise for upgrades and modifications to the Multi-Mission Satellite Operations Center ground system including operations and acceptance testing and mission automation efforts, the Defense Department said.

Work will be performed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and is expected to be completed Jan. 31, 2016.