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Tomorrow.io wins Air Force funding for weather satellite constellation
Tomorrow.io won a $19.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support deployment of a constellation of approximately 32 radar-equipped weather satellites.
Ball Aerospace and L3Harris win weather instrument study contracts
NASA awarded contracts to Ball Aerospace & Technologies and L3Harris Technologies to study instruments for Geostationary and Extended Observations (GeoXO), the agency’s next generation of geostationary satellites.
Space Force delays selection of weather satellites
The EWS program office extended the competition to spring 2022, said Col. Brian Denaro, program executive officer for space development at the Space Systems Command
Op-ed | The costs of extreme weather and climate are soaring. Commercial space data should be a bigger part of the solution
There is no one magic bullet to improving forecasts and reining in the costs of extreme weather and climate. To truly tap into the powerful innovation of the private sector, we must think beyond a few targeted, yet piecemeal commercial data buys.
NOAA to take first step toward a small satellite constellation
It’s a good thing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has plenty of time to prepare for its next generation of polar-orbiting weather satellites — because the changes the agency is contemplating are dramatic.
New study calls for ‘national dialogue’ on future environmental satellites
The U.S. government is poised to make large investments in environmental monitoring satellites but these efforts are not well coordinated, says a new report by the Aerospace Corp.
NOAA’s next constellation could reveal more than weather
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to do more than improve forecasts with its next generation of geostationary weather satellites.
Connecting the Dots | The growing market for weather bets
Improvements in satellite weather data collection and analysis are helping financial investors place better bets on the companies they gamble on.
Op-ed | Arming warfighters with advanced weather systems: What must happen next
The long-term solution to permanently replacing DMSP cannot be an experiment. Our warfighters need a long-term, high-fidelity weather information solution, which is the most alarming disadvantage to cubesat constellations.
L3Harris and Raytheon win contracts to define future geostationary imagers
L3Harris Technologies and Raytheon Intelligence & Space won NASA contracts to carry forward studies of next-generation imagers for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geostationary and Extended Orbits satellites.
Op-ed | DoD weather capabilities have lagged; Space Force can turn that around
CNAS senior fellow Sarah Mineiro warns U.S. service members are at risk of losing the most up-to-date knowledge of weather conditions.
DoD focus on climate could shape future investments in weather satellites
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directed the Pentagon to develop plans to prepare for the impact of climate change. The guidance could shape investments in satellites for weather monitoring.
ClimaCell to launch dozens of radar satellites to improve forecasts
ClimaCell, a weather data company, announced plans Feb. 24 to launch dozens of radar satellites to improve forecasts.
NOAA proposes future geostationary constellation with East, West and Center satellites
After evaluating priorities for NOAA satellites to follow the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R Series satellites (GOES-R) in the 2030 to 2050 timeframe, NOAA’s National Satellite, Data and Information Service is recommending flying three satellites over the United States.
BAE Systems shrinks weather sensors for microsatellites
BAE Systems is developing miniature spectrometers to provide high-resolution weather data from a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit.
SpaceX to explore ways to provide weather data to U.S. military
SpaceX won a $2 million contract from the SpEC consortium to study ways to provide weather data to the U.S. Space Force.
Space Force says it has a plan to fix gaps in weather data
Congress for years has been critical of the U.S. Air Force's weather satellite programs.
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 continues to explore options for future weather satellite architecture
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is continuing to solicit input from government, industry and academia as it defines its next-generation weather satellite architecture.
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.
