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Brandywine Photonics conducts design study of constellation of hundreds of small weather satellites
Brandywine Photonics is conducting a design study for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of a constellation of hundreds of small weather satellites.
NOAA’s former satellite now providing weather data to the U.S. military
GOES-13 has been repurposed as the Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System - Geostationary.
NOAA surveys market for commercial weather data sources
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to issue a Request for Information in September to learn what type of data companies plan to collect via satellite.
Webinar Replay | NOAA’s Future Satellite Architecture
SpaceNews talks with top NOAA officials about the agency's strategy for replacing its current constellation, the breadth of concepts it's considering and the path to defining a next-generation architecture.
NOAA issues solicitation for commercial radio occultation data
For the first time, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is soliciting proposals for commercial radio occultation satellite data to feed operational weather forecast models.
U.S. government to allow sale of high-resolution commercial satellite images of Israel
The federal government will soon allow U.S. commercial remote sensing companies to sell high-resolution satellite images of Israel, changing resolution limits that have been in place for more than two decades.
Just in time for severe weather: Radio occultation data feeds NOAA weather models
NOAA forecasters predicting an active 2020 hurricane season are refining storm track and intensity forecasts thanks to data from multiple satellites, including the second Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate (COSMIC-2).
Southwest Research Institute wins NOAA contract to build space weather instrument
The Southwest Research Institute won a $15.6 million contract to design and build the Solar Wind Plasma Sensor for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Follow On (SWFO) Lagrange 1 satellite.
L3Harris wins NOAA weather constellation study contracts
L3Harris Technologies won four National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contracts worth a combined $2.55 million for design studies of weather satellites, instruments and mission concepts.
Ball Aerospace wins NOAA weather instruments study contracts
Ball Aerospace won four National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contracts worth a combined $2.32 million for weather satellite and instrument design studies.
NOAA to buy commercial radio occultation data for operations
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to acquire commercial radio occultation data for operational use, according to a detailed report released June 26 on the agency's Commercial Weather Data Pilot.
ASTRA wins contract to study weather cubesat constellation
Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates LLC won a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contract for a design study of a constellation of cubesats to provide weather data.
Ball Aerospace wins NOAA space weather contract
Ball Aerospace won a $96.9 million contract June 25 to build, integrate and operate a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Follow On satellite destined for Lagrange Point 1.
Xplore wins NOAA contract to study commercial solar observatory
Xplore Inc. won a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contract for a design study of a commercial solar observatory at Earth-Sun Lagrange Point 1.
Raytheon wins NOAA contract for infrared sounder study
Raytheon won a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contract for a study of High-Resolution Infrared Sounder (HIRIS), a weather instrument designed to offer detailed views of cloud tops and the dry line, where moist and dry air meet.
Maxar studies Legion spacecraft for NOAA weather mission
Under a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration six-month study contract, Maxar Technologies will explore the application of its WorldView Legion constellation to weather observation from low Earth orbit.
