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National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)

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Spire Global has provided data to NOAA since 2016.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralJul 29, 2022Spire Global awarded $1.7Mn NOAA contract to deliver space weather data

Hydrosat was awarded a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Tier 1 license for its thermal imaging system.

Mentioned as: National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationTechnical ProductJul 29, 2022Hydrosat secures Tier 1 remote sensing operating license

Earlier in the same year, NOAA awarded Spire Global an $8,000,000 contract to increase the number of radio occultation profiles provided from 3,000 to 5,500 for use in operational weather forecasts.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipJul 29, 2022Spire Global awarded $1.7Mn NOAA contract to deliver space weather data

NOAA's Tier 2 classification applies to remote sensing systems offering data matched only by other U.S. systems and Tier 3 applies to systems seeking completely novel capabilities, and both Tier 2 and Tier 3 are subject to stricter regulatory constraints that make commercial or international sales more difficult.

Mentioned as: noaaNarrative LegalJul 29, 2022Hydrosat secures Tier 1 remote sensing operating license

NOAA funds, operates, and manages the GeoXO mission.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductJul 27, 2022Lockheed Martin and Maxar win weather satellite contracts

NOAA plans to begin operating three GeoXO satellites in the early 2030s with one satellite over the Eastern United States, one over the Western United States, and a third satellite over the central United States.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductJul 27, 2022Lockheed Martin and Maxar win weather satellite contracts

NOAA seeks improved imagery from the GeoXO constellation compared with the GOES-R Series.

Mentioned as: noaaTechnical ProductJul 27, 2022Lockheed Martin and Maxar win weather satellite contracts

Lockheed Martin was selected by NASA to further refine concepts for a lightning mapper instrument and the spacecraft bus for NOAA’s GeoXO weather satellites.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductJul 27, 2022Severe weather + climate monitoring instrumented + spacecraft studies to be initiated by Lockheed Martin for NOAA

Maxar Space won a $5,000,000 contract to help define NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Spacecraft Phase A Study.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipJul 27, 2022Lockheed Martin and Maxar win weather satellite contracts

GeoXO is NOAA’s next-generation geostationary weather satellite program supported by NASA.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductJul 27, 2022Severe weather + climate monitoring instrumented + spacecraft studies to be initiated by Lockheed Martin for NOAA

Lockheed Martin will apply predictive analytics to help interpret GeoXO lightning data and build on software used to interpret data from NOAA’s GOES-R series.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductJul 27, 2022Severe weather + climate monitoring instrumented + spacecraft studies to be initiated by Lockheed Martin for NOAA

The results of the GeoXO Spacecraft Phase A Study will help NASA and NOAA establish requirements for GeoXO spacecraft development contracts scheduled to be awarded in 2024.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipJul 27, 2022Lockheed Martin and Maxar win weather satellite contracts

The first GeoXO launch is planned for the early 2030s and the program is intended to maintain and advance NOAA’s geostationary observations through 2055.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralJul 27, 2022Severe weather + climate monitoring instrumented + spacecraft studies to be initiated by Lockheed Martin for NOAA

Lockheed Martin won a $5,000,000 contract to help define NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Spacecraft Phase A Study.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipJul 27, 2022Lockheed Martin and Maxar win weather satellite contracts

NASA awarded the GeoXO Spacecraft Phase A Study contracts on behalf of NOAA on 2022-07-26.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipJul 27, 2022Lockheed Martin and Maxar win weather satellite contracts

NASA will manage development of the GeoXO satellites and will launch them for NOAA, and NOAA will operate the satellites and deliver data to users worldwide.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductJul 27, 2022Severe weather + climate monitoring instrumented + spacecraft studies to be initiated by Lockheed Martin for NOAA

NOAA expanded its monitoring with Planet and currently observes a region of approximately 35,000 square kilometers in the Gulf of Mexico.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralJul 26, 2022NOAA inks pact with Planet to gain situational awareness of oil spills, marine debris and marine life

In 2018 NOAA engaged Planet to obtain near-daily imagery to provide a perspective of change around the leaking oil platform.

Mentioned as: noaaNarrative GeneralJul 26, 2022NOAA inks pact with Planet to gain situational awareness of oil spills, marine debris and marine life

Upon completion and evaluation, successful CWDP studies may lead to sustained commercial data purchases by NOAA’s Commercial Data Program to support NOAA’s operational forecasting endeavors.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralJul 21, 2022NOAA Announces Commercial Space Weather Data Pilot Awards

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded contracts to GeoOptics, PlanetIQ, and Spire Global to provide space weather data as part of a pilot program to test the value of commercial observations.

Mentioned as: National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationOrg RelationshipJul 14, 2022GeoOptics, PlanetIQ and Spire to supply NOAA with space weather data
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