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National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)

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NOAA uses DSCOVR to monitor space weather conditions from the Earth–sun L1 Lagrange point approximately 1.5 million kilometers from Earth toward the sun.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative FinancialSep 30, 2019Software fix planned to restore DSCOVR

NOAA weather satellites in geostationary orbit are equipped with space weather sensors.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductSep 30, 2019Software fix planned to restore DSCOVR

In early 2015 HySpecIQ obtained a license from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to operate HySpec-1 and HySpec-2 with electro-optical hyperspectral and panchromatic imaging sensors in a sun-synchronous low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralSep 23, 2019NRO awards first commercial contract for hyperspectral imaging from space

GOES-13 was decommissioned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2018.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralSep 19, 2019NOAA weather satellite transferred to U.S. Air Force

NOAA moved GOES-13 to a slot at 60 degrees west in geostationary orbit to serve as a backup.

Mentioned as: noaaTechnical ProductSep 19, 2019NOAA weather satellite transferred to U.S. Air Force

NOAA is transferring the decommissioned GOES-13 satellite to the U.S. Air Force to operate at a new orbital location.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipSep 19, 2019NOAA weather satellite transferred to U.S. Air Force

NOAA will operate GOES-13 on behalf of the U.S. Air Force during the satellite’s remaining life span once it reaches its new location and its instruments are checked out.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductSep 19, 2019NOAA weather satellite transferred to U.S. Air Force

Spire provides global organizations and national meteorology centers like NOAA with tools intended to improve weather forecasts for public safety.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductSep 11, 2019Spire unveils weather product for maritime customers

The STP-2 mission launched on 2019-06-25 on a Falcon Heavy with 24 satellites aboard, including NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration payloads.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipAug 16, 2019Air Force soliciting bids for small, medium satellite launch program

The BAAs will request information on technology and cost related to instruments and missions identified as promising in the NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture study completed in 2017.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative PlanAug 8, 2019NOAA seeks to “kick the tires” on new instruments, mission concepts

NOAA plans to release a separate Broad Agency Announcement focused on geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductAug 8, 2019NOAA seeks to “kick the tires” on new instruments, mission concepts

The NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture study completed in 2017 is an extensive quantitative analysis aimed at creating a capable, affordable, and resilient space-based architecture.

Mentioned as: noaaTechnical ProductAug 8, 2019NOAA seeks to “kick the tires” on new instruments, mission concepts

NOAA expects to need new geostationary observation tools around 2030 and is focusing largely on weather imagery while also seeking space weather data.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralAug 8, 2019NOAA seeks to “kick the tires” on new instruments, mission concepts

NOAA considers GOES-17 to provide faster, more accurate, and more detailed observations than previous generations of geostationary orbit weather satellites.

Mentioned as: NOAATechnical ProductAug 2, 2019GOES-17 instrument problem blamed on blocked heat pipe

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used the Hosted Payload Solutions contract vehicle to award General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems a $37,900,000 contract to install the Argos Advanced Data Collection System on an Orbital Test Bed satellite.

Mentioned as: the national oceanic and atmospheric administrationTechnical ProductJul 22, 2019Maxar to install NASA pollution sensor on commercial satellite

PlanetiQ received a $3,500,000 contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of a commercial weather data pilot program.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipJul 11, 2019Fresh $18.7 million funding round puts PlanetiQ weather constellation back on track

The Trump administration proposed terminating EPIC operations by including no funding for EPIC in NASA’s fiscal year 2018 and 2019 budget requests, while those proposals did not affect the overall DSCOVR mission funded by NOAA.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralJul 5, 2019DSCOVR spacecraft in safe mode

The STP-2 payload includes six COSMIC-2 satellites developed by NOAA and Taiwan’s National Space Organization to collect GPS radio occultation data for weather forecasting.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralJun 24, 2019SpaceX to demonstrate Falcon Heavy capabilities in “difficult” test flight

The House bill retained the Office of Space Commerce and the Office of Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs as separate entities within NOAA and funded each office at $1,800,000.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Org RelationshipJun 17, 2019House members seek to bolster commercial space offices in appropriations bill

The Commerce Department’s fiscal year 2020 budget request sought to combine the Office of Space Commerce and the Office of Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs and move them from NOAA to the office of the Secretary of Commerce as part of an overall $10,000,000 request for the office.

Mentioned as: National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)Narrative GeneralJun 17, 2019House members seek to bolster commercial space offices in appropriations bill
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