The next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-U has successfully arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to begin preparing for its spring launch. This is the final of four satellites all […]
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NOAA satellites helped save 350 lives in 2023
NOAA’s satellites, known for their pivotal role in tracking weather and climate, were behind the rescue of 350 people from harrowing, life-threatening ordeals in the U.S. and its surrounding waters […]
Office of Space Commerce initiates TraCSS Pathfinder projects
NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) has announced the start of a commercial pathfinder project in support of the agency’s Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) — to execute the […]
Spire Global awarded million$ contract by NOAA
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has been awarded $9.4 million by NOAA to provide radio occultation (RO) data for an 8-month period. The award is part of an Indefinite Delivery […]
Sidus Space receives NOAA’s OK to provide imaging services to government + commercial customers plus AI update for satellite tech
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has reported that the NOAA has granted the company a Tier 1 remote sensing license to include Panchromatic (PAN) and Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) imaging capabilities — […]
NOAA using new cloud-based system + business model to supply data from older environmental satellite fleet
When NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite Series (JPSS), which features next-generation technology, including a sophisticated ground system, became the new primary mission from the low Earth orbit, the older satellites — […]
Satellogic wins NOAA license
Satellogic ($SATL) has been granted a new, remote sensing license by NOAA. Satellogic has been building and operating EO satellites equipped with optical and multispectral sensors since the company was […]
EUMETSAT Polar System satellites are now involved in testing + integration with Airbus D&S
Metop Second Generation A1 and B1 (Metop-SGA1 and Metop-SGB1) are the first pair of a total of six satellites in the EUMETSAT Polar System – Second Generation (EPS-SG) system. These […]
NOAA uses AI and seeks public feedback to translate forecasts and warnings into Spanish and Chinese
NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) has provided manual translations of weather forecasts and warnings in Spanish for the past 30 years, but now the agency has a new tool to be […]
NASA awards NOAA’s QuickSounder spacecraft contract
NASA, on behalf of NOAA, has awarded a delivery order under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid-IV) contract to Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio for the QuickSounder spacecraft. The […]