The first weather data from Beyond Gravity’s next generation radio occultation instrument for a new European weather satellite reveal how the instrument enhances future weather forecasts. Mid-of August, the first […]
Weather Satellites
Arianespace’s Ariane 6 successfully launches Metop-SGA1 weather satellite “This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter”
On August 12, 2025 at 9:37 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (00:37 a.m. UTC, 2:37 a.m. CEST, on August 13), Ariane 6 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport carrying […]
Arianespace ready for Tuesday launch of EUMETSAT’s Metop-SG A1 weather satellite
Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite — which hosts Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package — is set for liftoff on an Ariane 6 rocket from […]
EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite will make a crucial contribution
Set to be launched this July, the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite will make a crucial contribution to doing just that. The first European satellite in geostationary orbit […]
USSF awards WSF-M satellite Initial Operational Capability improving weather monitoring
Space Systems Command’s Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) satellite has been formally accepted and declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) by Space Operations Command (SpOC). SSC launched WSF-M (Space Vehicle […]
Europe’s most advanced weather satellite is now fully operational
The two main instruments on board Eumetsat‘s Meteosat-12, the Flexible Combined Imager (FCI) and the Lightning Imager (LI), play a crucial role in enabling meteorological services to help protect lives […]
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 […]
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch second NOAA’s GOES-U weather satellite Tuesday after leak causes delay
NOAA and SpaceX have finally set a date to launch the last satellite of the GOES-R Series into geostationary orbit on June 25 after a lengthy delay due to a […]
L3Harris completes critical test of Advanced Sounder for NOAA’s 4th JPSS weather satellite
L3Harris recently completed electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing on the company’s Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), a mission-critical weather observation instrument that will be used on the next spacecraft in NOAA’s Joint […]
SSC successfully delivers 1st USSF WSF-M satellite to Vandenberg SFB for a March launch
Space Systems Command (SSC) has successfully delivered the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-62 Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) Space Vehicle (SV) from Ball Aerospace, Boulder, Colorado, to Vandenberg Space Force Base, […]