Acme AtronOmatic is a software development company specializing in weather, climate, and earth observation data, with offices in Orlando, Florida, and Portland, Oregon. They are known for their MyRadar application and are expanding into space-based earth observation by launching proprietary satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). Acme AtronOmatic aims to provide innovative and affordable satellite services to consumers and small businesses, and is also working towards a Phase II contract with the Office of Naval Research to develop a 4-D cloud forecasting AI algorithm. They have contracts with NOAA and the US Navy for weather and environmental event detection.
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MyRadar signed a launch agreement with Exolaunch for deployment of its first two HORIS pathfinder satellites, HORIS-1 and HORIS-2.
Data collected from HORIS-1 and HORIS-2 will be used to refine MyRadar’s approach to providing accurate, real-time environmental data.
MyRadar intends to use data from the HORIS constellation to enhance the MyRadar weather app.
The Federal Communications Commission granted MyRadar approval in 2022 to demonstrate technology for a constellation that ultimately could include 250 satellites or more.
MyRadar received a $650,000 NOAA Phase 2 SBIR grant on 2023-08-18 to build a pair of Orbital Wildfire Resilience cubesats.
MyRadar launched three PocketQube prototypes in 2022 as precursors for the company’s Hyperspectral Orbital Remote Imaging Spectrometer (HORIS) constellation.
MyRadar intends to use processed data from the HORIS constellation to create products to monitor extreme weather, coral reefs, algal blooms, illegal fishing, national security, and wildfires.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration funded MyRadar to develop and launch cubesats to validate technology for a future weather and environmental data constellation.
The near-infrared hyperspectral imagers on MyRadar’s cubesats observe 16 spectral bands between 600 and 900 nanometers.
The Orbital Wildfire Resilience (OWR) project uses MyRadar’s compact satellite technology, artificial intelligence, and MyRadar’s information distribution platform including the MyRadar app to boost resilience against wildfires.
MyRadar was awarded a NOAA SBIR Phase II grant for its Orbital Wildfire Resilience (OWR) project.
The OWR Phase II includes building and launching two pathfinder satellites that will represent the first two commercial satellites in MyRadar’s HORIS (Hyperspectral Orbital Remote Imaging Spectrometer) constellation.
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.
MyRadar plans to begin effective operations for HORIS once it has 15 satellites in orbit.
MyRadar plans to begin launching HORIS Pathfinder satellites in mid-2023.
MyRadar's fire detection app is designed to improve temporal and spatial coverage compared with NASA and NOAA imagery and to deliver billions of alerts per year to users.
MyRadar launched three prototype satellites in May on a Rocket Lab Electron for its Hyperspectral Orbital Remote Imaging Spectrometer (HORIS) constellation.
MyRadar received a $150,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in late October to test the feasibility of wildfire detection and mitigation technology.
MyRadar is expanding from weather forecasts to wildfire detection and mitigation with funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
ACME AtronOmatic / MyRadar plans to launch a 250-satellite weather data constellation.