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NOAA expects to launch the Space Weather Follow On Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) spacecraft next year to an L1 orbit to provide a continuous, unobstructed view of the Sun’s corona.
GeoXO is NOAA’s largest procurement in history with a $19,600,000,000 budget approved last year that covers six satellites and operations and support extending to 2052.
NOAA plans to launch the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder engineering development unit refurbished by Northrop Grumman on a commercial satellite bus for QuickSounder.
NOAA announced in December plans to launch an Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder engineering development unit refurbished by Northrop Grumman on a commercial satellite bus for QuickSounder.
PlanetiQ plans to launch more spacecraft in the next 18 months to expand global coverage and resolution to further support NOAA and international partners for weather forecasting and climate research.
NOAA was established by executive order in 1970 and has never been formally authorized by Congress.
NOAA plans to launch an Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder engineering development unit refurbished by Northrop Grumman on a commercial satellite bus for QuickSounder.
NOAA plans to launch the coronagraph on the Space Weather Next Lagrange 1 mission.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is soliciting proposals for research and development on microwave weather sensors, ground systems, and technology to reduce interference from 0.005 kg networks.
The three NOAA BAAs may lead to studies on improving Numerical Weather Prediction, mitigating 0.005 kg impacts on NOAA weather satellites, and developing next-generation ground and data systems.
GeoXO is NOAA’s largest satellite program ever with an estimated total lifecycle cost of $19,600,000,000 covering development of six satellites and operations through the middle of the century.
NOAA plans to launch the first GeoXO satellite in 2032 and the sounder-equipped satellite in 2035.
GeoXO is NOAA’s largest procurement in history with a $19,600,000,000 budget approved in December covering six satellites, operations, and support from 2022 to 2052.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is embarking on the $19,600,000,000 Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) program, NOAA’s largest procurement ever.
The newly launched ICEYE US satellites are licensed by NOAA and will be operated and controlled exclusively from ICEYE US’s 24/7 Mission Operations Center in Irvine, California.
Momentus received license updates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to use the onboard cameras of the Vigoride spacecraft.
Ball Aerospace won a contract in 2020 to build, integrate, and operate the SWFO L1 spacecraft for NOAA.
In February 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration selected GeoOptics to provide the first commercial satellite data to be included in NOAA’s operational forecasts.
In February 2021, NOAA selected GeoOptics to provide the first commercial satellite data to be included in NOAA operational forecasts.
In 2020, NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and European partners including ESA launched the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite to collect the most accurate data on global sea level.