NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build three coronagraphs for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAA’s Space […]
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L3Harris’ 5th CrIS complete + ready for NOAA Weather Satellite integration
L3Harris recently reached a significant milestone when it shipped its fifth Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), a critical component of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Joint Polar Satellite System […]
U.S. Commerce Department’s new TraCSS launches initial capabilities
NOAA, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced that the initial phase of its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) has begun delivering spaceflight safety services to a beta group […]
NOAA Industry Day on TraCSS System Integration
On October 1, 2024, NOAA will host a virtual industry day to provide interested industry partners an update of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) and obtain feedback on […]
NASA selects launch provider for the new NOAA QuickSounder mission
NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace, Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide launch services for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) QuickSounder mission. The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class […]
L3Harris Advanced Weather Imager captures 1st GOES-19 image
The L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) onboard NOAA’s newest weather satellite captured its first image since launching into space in late June, representing a significant milestone prior to […]
NASA selects Lockheed Martin to develop the Lightning Mapper for NOAA
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to develop a lightning mapping instrument as part of NOAA’s Geostationary […]
PlanetiQ awarded million$ NOAA Contract
PlanetiQ received a Delivery Order (DO-4) contract valued at more than $6.5 million to supply NOAA with their proprietary radio occultation (RO) data for a period of one year starting […]
Spire Global awarded million$ NOAA contract for satellite weather data
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) hs been awarded a $3,832,500 contract from NOAA to provide radio occultation (RO) data for a one-year period from September 18, 2024 to September 18, 2025. […]
NOAA is forecasting severe geomagnetic storm
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) — a division of the National Weather Service — is monitoring the sun following a series coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that began on August […]