On Tuesday, December 13th, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. local time, an Ariane 5 launcher, operated by Arianespace, successfully lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America), carrying […]
Weather
Europe’s new weather satellite fueled + prepped for a December 13th launch
With liftoff now scheduled for December 13th., Europe’s first Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I1) satellite has been fueled — once in geostationary orbit, this new weather satellite will provide state-of-the […]
Ball Aerospace’s Ozone Mapping Instrument Launches Aboard NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite
Ball Aerospace has successfully launched NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The weather satellite is equipped with the Ball-built Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS), […]
ULA launches NASA’s third in a series polar-orbiting weather satellites for NOAA and re-entry tech demo
NASA successfully launched the third in a series of polar-orbiting weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at 1:49 a.m. PST Thursday, as well as an agency […]
Lockheed Martin + NVIDIA to build digital twin of current global weather conditions for NOAA
Lockheed Martin and NVIDIA are collaborating to build an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven, Earth Observations Digital Twin that will provide NOAA with an efficient and centralized approach to monitor current global […]
Hiltron’s latest-generation small to medium-sized satellite antenna de-icing controller
Hiltron Communications, a globally active satellite system integrator, manufacturer and distributor, announces a new addition to its range of satellite communication equipment with the introduction of the HDCU2 de-icing sensor […]
EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-8, the world’s longest-serving meteorological satellite in geostationary orbit, moves to “graveyard orbit”
The world’s longest-serving meteorological satellite in geostationary orbit, EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-8, has been moved to the “graveyard orbit” after 20 years of life-saving service. Launched on August 28, 2002, Meteosat-8 was […]
CGI to digitize Met Office tools and systems to streamline weather forecasting and product development
CGI has been awarded an eight year contract by the Met Office to digitize its tools, enabling more efficient and effective working practices and quicker development of new products. The Met Office […]
Europe’s new weather satellite makes waves
The Meteosat Third Generation satellite system is set to revolutionize weather forecasting and enable more precise monitoring of the changing atmosphere, land and oceans. The first Meteosat Third Generation Imager, […]
Seven propulsion systems from ThrustMe delivered to Spire Global for their LEMUR satellites
ThrustMe has delivered seven propulsion systems to Spire Global, Inc. for that company’s LEMUR 3U satellites as it continues to build upon its fully deployed constellation of more than 100 […]