GOES-R
New NOAA weather satellite suffers instrument anomaly
A cooling problem with a key instrument on a weather satellite launched less than three months ago could degrade its performance for at least part of each day, with potential but still undetermined effects on weather forecasts, officials said May 23.
NOAA continues weather satellite discussions with the Air Force
As NOAA prepares to launch its second next-generation geostationary orbit weather satellite, it is continuing discussions with the U.S. Air Force about transferring one of its older spacecraft.
NOAA updates its weather constellation and retires an old workhorse
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationannounced plans Jan. 8 to retire its decade-old Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 13 to make way for its next generation: GOES 16 launched in 2016 and GOES-S scheduled to launch in March.
NOAA budget request prioritizes current satellite programs over future ones
The fiscal year 2018 budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offers full funding for ongoing major weather satellite programs while deferring work on future efforts.
NOAA cuts target future polar weather satellites
While NOAA received full funding for its ongoing weather satellite programs, the agency is looking at options after a cut to a program for future polar-orbiting weather satellites.
GAO drops one weather satellite from list of high-risk missions, but adds another
The government watchdog removed NOAA's GOES geostationary orbit weather satellite program, which successfully launched in November.
New weather satellite performing well in early tests
The first in a new generation of geostationary orbit weather satellites is performing well in its initial post-launch tests, although months of work lie ahead before the satellite is declared operational.
Air Force considering taking over NOAA weather satellite
The Air Force is considering taking over an existing geostationary orbit weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help fill a gap in coverage over the Indian Ocean.
New satellites, new administration key topics of AMS meeting
A meeting of atmospheric and space scientists this week will feature enthusiasm about a new generation of weather satellites tempered by uncertainty about the future of key programs in the Trump administration.
A larger share of NOAA’s declining space budget would go to polar satellites
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s campaign to sustain its fleet of polar-orbiting environmental satellites would receive more money next year even as NOAA’s overall space spending would dip slightly under the 2017 budget plan the White House sent Congress Feb. 9.
GOES-13 Instrument Failure Punctuates Lawmakers’ Concerns About NOAA Transparency
House lawmakers scolded NOAA’s top satellite official here during a Dec. 10 hearing about a lack of transparency in the civilian agency’s major geostationary weather satellite program, which recently fell six months behind schedule on launching its next spacecraft.
Component Snafus Forced GOES-R Launch Slip
A NOAA official sheds new light on two recent component snafus that prompted the agency to delay launch of its next coastal-watchdog satellite by six months.
