The introduction of analytics tools in the Capella Console, in combination with the flexibility of our satellite constellation, delivers an entirely new experience for customers to tap into insights from space with the quality, reliability, and timeliness they need to meet their mission and business objectives.” Capella Space, provider of information services and Earth observation […]
Weather
An Advanced Int’l Weather Study Will Be Lead By L3Harris Technologies
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been awarded a contract by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) for an advanced study which will significantly improve the accuracy and timing of Japan’s weather forecasting. L3Harris will lead the geostationary hyperspectral infrared (IR) sounder study for the JMA’s future enterprise. The six-month design study began last month and allows L3Harris […]
MetOp-SG-B’s Scatterometer Weather Satellite Weathers Extensive Tests
It will measure wind speed and direction over the ocean surface, to help monitor scale phenomena such as ocean winds and continental ice sheets, and check land surface soil moisture — a key driver of water and heat fluxes between the ground and the atmosphere. The flight model of the Scatterometer Antenna Subsystem (SAS) of […]
ESA’s + EUMETSAT’s MTG-I Weather Satellite Passes Test In Preparation For Liftoff
Following on from the success of the first and second generation of Meteosat satellites, the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) will soon take over the reins to ensure the continuity of data for weather forecasting, from geostationary orbit, for the next two decades. This new generation of weather satellite will offer a significant enhancement of the […]
Japanese Flagged Vessels Approved For Cobham SATCOM’s Iridium Certus® SAILOR 4300 Terminal
With this approval, those operating Japanese flagged vessels can now utilize the high-performing, truly global L-band connectivity that the SAILOR 4300 provides. Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) partner Cobham SATCOM, provider of radio and satellite communications solutions, has received regulatory approval from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) to allow for Japanese adoption of its […]
General Atomics Awarded Contract By USSF To Provide Weather System Satellite Prototype
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has announced that the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command has elected to exercise a follow-on option that will ultimately provide a prototype weather satellite that can produce operational data as part of the Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) satellite program. GA-EMS will deliver the EWS spacecraft with […]
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 […]
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 […]
C3S’ RadCube Successfully Commissioned
The commissioning phase of the C3S RadCube 3U CubeSat has been successfully completed — the platform developed by C3S has been operating since its launch on August 17, 2021, and RadCube has performed flawlessly under the extreme conditions of the space environment. After launch, the solar panels opened and the electrical power system properly charged […]
Adverse Weather Conditions Delay Blue Origin’s NS-19 Mission Launch
Due to a forecast of winds occurring on Thursday, December 9, and Friday, December 10, the Blue Origin New Shepard launch team has made the call to delay the launch of NS-19 to Saturday, December 11. Liftoff from Launch Site One is targeted for 8:45 a.m., CST / 14:45 UTC. The team has completed Flight Readiness […]