The L3Harris Technologies-built (NYSE:LHX) high-resolution Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) onboard NOAA’s newest weather satellite captured its first image since launching into space two months ago – a significant milestone prior to reaching full operational status. The GOES-18 full disk GeoColor image (see above) was captured on May 5, 2022. This type of imagery combines data […]
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The Inaugural Launch Of Momentus’ Vigoride OTV Cleared By The FAA
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (“Momentus” or the “Company”) has received a favorable determination from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the company’s application for payload review in support of their inaugural flight of the Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle on the upcoming SpaceX Transporter-5 mission targeted for launch this month. The FAA favorable determination marks Momentus’ […]
NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite Launched To Orbit By United Launch Alliance
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the GOES-T spacecraft for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA lifted off on March 1 at 4:38 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date, ULA has launched 149 times with 100 percent mission success. The mission launched on […]
NASA + NOAA’s GOES-T To Get Going On March 1
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch the GOES-T mission for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA. The launch, managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) based at Kennedy Space Center, is on track for March 1 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space […]
L3Harris High-Resolution Weather Instrument Set to Launch On NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite
L3Harris Technologies’ (NYSE:LHX) third high-resolution weather instrument is set to launch March 1 onboard a NOAA satellite – strengthening the nation’s ability to monitor the environment and rapidly detect severe weather. The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is the primary instrument for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T), the third in a series of four advanced […]
Imager Integration For NOAA’s GOES-U Completed By L3Harris
The fourth Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) built by L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been successfully integrated into NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U), completing the series of advanced weather sensors for the GOES program, slated to launch in 2024. The ABIs onboard the GOES series of satellites provide revolutionary technology by advancing weather observation and environmental […]
Spire Global Awarded NOAA Contract
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, today announced that it has been awarded as part of Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Delivery Order 4 of the contract issued by the National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA), for commercially available space-based radio occultation (RO) data for use in […]
GeoOptics Award of NOAA Data Order
GeoOptics announced it has received the inaugural order to provide commercial radio occultation data for NOAA’s operational numerical weather prediction (NWP) models. GeoOptics will begin near-real-time data deliveries in March, with 1300 occultations per day meeting NOAA’s stringent data quality, latency and reliability requirements. “With strong support from Congress, NOAA has developed pioneering programs to […]
Metis Technology Partners Receives USSF Contract For Critical Launch Ops Oversight
Metis Technology Partners, LLC (MTP), a joint venture between Axient LLC and Metis Technology Solutions, Inc., was awarded the United States Space Force (USSF) Pad Safety Support Contract (PSSC) II, an indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) single-award contract valued at up to $53.5 million. MTP will partner with Space Launch Delta 45 (SLD 45) to […]
Commerce Department Inspector General Says NOAA Should Reassess Geostationary Satellite Launch Plans
The OIG recommends changes to NOAA GOES launch schedule/storage, and issued the following statement: The Commerce Department Inspector General warned last week that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may be increasing risk in the development of its environmental satellites. OIG auditors did not ask for a delay of GOES-T’s launch, they did ask NOAA to conduct […]