The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a U.S. government agency focused on science-based services and environmental intelligence. Within the space industry, NOAA plays a vital role in monitoring and forecasting space weather through its Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) and the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS). NOAA operates a network of satellites, including the GOES and DSCOVR, to track solar activity and its potential impacts on Earth, providing alerts and warnings to various sectors like satellite operations, power grids, and communication systems. NOAA collaborates with NASA and commercial partners on space weather programs like the Space Weather Next program, ensuring continuous space-based observations.
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Spire Global was awarded a $4.6 million, 12-month contract by NASA on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to participate in NOAA’s Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications Phase-A study.
On 2023-08-31, NASA awarded contracts to Ball Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, Orbital Micro Systems, and Spire Global to design microwave sounders for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Northrop Grumman received a $5,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to design NOAA’s Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA).
The contracts awarded by NASA on behalf of NOAA require the four companies to conduct 12-month studies and design sounders for the Near-Earth Orbit Network (NEON).
Orbital Micro Systems received a $5,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to design NOAA’s Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA).
After the companies complete the 12-month studies, NASA and NOAA will decide whether to proceed with development and manufacturing of the sounder.
Spire Global received an approximately $4,700,000 contract to design NOAA’s Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA).
Ball Aerospace received a $5,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to design NOAA’s Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA).
Tomorrow.io is partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement.
Spire will demonstrate operations of the Phase 4 satellite system and provide collected data to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center for assessment.
MyRadar received a $650,000 NOAA Phase 2 SBIR grant on 2023-08-18 to build a pair of Orbital Wildfire Resilience cubesats.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration funded MyRadar to develop and launch cubesats to validate technology for a future weather and environmental data constellation.
True Anomaly received a NOAA authorization to operate Jackal 1 and Jackal 2 for commercial non-Earth imaging remote sensing.
MyRadar was awarded a NOAA SBIR Phase II grant for its Orbital Wildfire Resilience (OWR) project.
True Anomaly received a NOAA license to operate Jackal 1 and Jackal 2 for commercial non-Earth imaging (NEI).
NOAA is using SBIR awards like the MyRadar Phase II grant to build public/private partnerships that encourage innovation in technological advancements benefiting the American public.
True Anomaly received a NOAA license to operate Jackal 1 and Jackal 2 for commercial remote sensing in non-Earth imaging (NEI).
Raytheon completed its final review for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite system.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration modified Tier 3 commercial remote sensing licenses on 2023-08-07.
NOAA reduced the average time to review a license from 48 days in 2020 to 14 days in 2023.