ORS-8

What’s next for Air Force weather satellites?
NASA is closed and the U.S. Air Force will discuss what to do next on the program, known as ORS-8, when the government shutdown ends, Ralph Stoffler, Air Force weather director, told SpaceNews.

Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office awards contract to Sierra Nevada for weather satellite
A new office created to accelerate the acquisition of military space technologies awarded Sierra Nevada Corp. a $119 million contract last month to develop a weather satellite.

Harris says its weather sensors fit Air Force budget, schedule
Harris Corp. plans to offer the U.S. Air Force an updated version of a legacy sensor for future weather satellite.