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National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)

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NOAA awarded two-year indefinite delivery–indefinite quantity contracts to GeoOptics and Spire Global with a total ceiling of $23,000,000.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipNov 23, 2020GeoOptics and Spire Global win NOAA weather data contracts

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded contracts on 2020-11-20 to purchase radio occultation data from GeoOptics and Spire Global.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipNov 23, 2020GeoOptics and Spire Global win NOAA weather data contracts

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the first of two satellites jointly developed by NASA, NOAA, the European Space Agency, Eumetsat, and the European Commission to provide precise measurements of rising sea levels.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralNov 21, 2020Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean science satellite

The work planned under the NOAA-Google OTA is intended to enhance NOAA’s ability to leverage large volumes and diverse types of environmental data to improve prediction of extreme weather events such as hurricanes and tornadoes.

Mentioned as: NOAAOrg RelationshipOct 27, 2020NOAA and Google to apply machine learning to satellite data

Quantum Spatial serves as the prime contractor for data collection and processing under NOAA's Coastal and Geospatial Services contract.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductOct 22, 2020Quantum Spatial completes data collection for NOAA’s largest coastal mapping project

NOAA will use the collected data to support additional mapping, nautical charting, geodesy services, marine debris surveys, and marine resource management assessments.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductOct 22, 2020Quantum Spatial completes data collection for NOAA’s largest coastal mapping project

Quantum Spatial recently completed the collection of topographic and bathymetric lidar and digital imagery for NOAA’s largest coastal mapping project.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralOct 22, 2020Quantum Spatial completes data collection for NOAA’s largest coastal mapping project

The U.S. military and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have growing demands for data that can be provided at relatively low cost from companies operating proliferated LEO systems.

Mentioned as: National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationOrg RelationshipOct 14, 2020SpaceX to explore ways to provide weather data to U.S. military

The Space Force activated a geostationary weather satellite transferred to the Air Force by NOAA in 2019.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductSep 28, 2020Space Force says it has a plan to fix gaps in weather data

Brandywine Photonics is developing weather instruments and proposing constellation architectures under NOAA Small Business Innovation Research awards.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductSep 14, 2020Brandywine Photonics conducts design study of constellation of hundreds of small weather satellites

NOAA awarded Brandywine Photonics a six-month, $60,000 study contract scheduled to be completed in October to evaluate satellites, sensors, and orbits for MetNet.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipSep 14, 2020Brandywine Photonics conducts design study of constellation of hundreds of small weather satellites

Since April, NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service has awarded dozens of contracts for studies of instruments, spacecraft, business models, and mission concepts to explore space-based architecture to succeed the Joint Polar Satellite System and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R series.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductSep 14, 2020Brandywine Photonics conducts design study of constellation of hundreds of small weather satellites

Under a 2018 NOAA SBIR, Brandywine Photonics began developing the Doppler Wind Temperature Sounder to measure wind and temperature at altitudes from 20 to 200 km.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralSep 14, 2020Brandywine Photonics conducts design study of constellation of hundreds of small weather satellites

NOAA plans a pilot launch of sounder satellites in low Earth orbit as early as 2025 and no later than 2026.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative PlanSep 10, 2020NOAA continues to explore options for future weather satellite architecture

NESDIS plans to begin launching satellites equipped with sounders into low Earth orbit in the mid-2020s to fill data gaps created by the anticipated retirement of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program and NOAA’s Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites.

Mentioned as: NOAAOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2020NOAA continues to explore options for future weather satellite architecture

Since April, NOAA has awarded dozens of six-month study contracts to small and mid-size businesses, large corporations, and universities to flesh out ideas for its next-generation satellite architecture.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductSep 10, 2020NOAA continues to explore options for future weather satellite architecture

The U.S. Space Force is operating a geostationary weather satellite previously owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide coverage over the Indian Ocean.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipSep 8, 2020NOAA’s former satellite now providing weather data to the U.S. military

In 2019 the U.S. Air Force reached an agreement to take over GOES-13 from NOAA.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralSep 8, 2020NOAA’s former satellite now providing weather data to the U.S. military

A NOAA satellite first launched in 2006 and retired in 2018 has been repurposed as the Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System – Geostationary (EWS-G1).

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralSep 8, 2020NOAA’s former satellite now providing weather data to the U.S. military

NOAA decommissioned GOES-13 in 2018 and replaced it with the GOES-16 spacecraft.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralSep 8, 2020NOAA’s former satellite now providing weather data to the U.S. military
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