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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.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/22/2024How Artemis astronauts will be protected from solar storms

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/20/2024BAE Systems wins $450 million contract to build weather satellite instrument

NOAA plans to launch the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder engineering development unit refurbished by Northrop Grumman on a commercial satellite bus for QuickSounder.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/26/2023Research Institute wins $55 million Contract for QuickSounder Weather Satellite

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.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/23/2023SwRI wins QuickSounder weather satellite contract

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.

NARRATIVE GROWTH7/21/2023PlanetiQ to Deliver GNSS-RO Data to NOAA Under Contract

NOAA was established by executive order in 1970 and has never been formally authorized by Congress.

NARRATIVE GENERAL6/9/2023House Republicans introduce bill to create an independent NOAA

NOAA plans to launch an Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder engineering development unit refurbished by Northrop Grumman on a commercial satellite bus for QuickSounder.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/9/2023NOAA kicks off NEON weather satellite program

NOAA plans to launch the coronagraph on the Space Weather Next Lagrange 1 mission.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/3/2023NASA awards contracts for NOAA coronagraph studies

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.

NARRATIVE PLAN4/13/2023NOAA looks to update weather satellite and ground systems

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.

NARRATIVE PLAN4/13/2023NOAA will release BAAs for Numerical Weather Prediction improvements

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/6/2023NOAA seeks funding increases for next-generation satellite programs

NOAA plans to launch the first GeoXO satellite in 2032 and the sounder-equipped satellite in 2035.

NARRATIVE GROWTH1/19/2023Geostationary sounder is a key ingredient of near-term forecasts

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL1/19/2023Geostationary sounder is a key ingredient of near-term forecasts

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is embarking on the $19,600,000,000 Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) program, NOAA’s largest procurement ever.

NARRATIVE GENERAL1/10/2023Full steam ahead for NOAA’s $20 billion GeoXO program

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/26/2022ICEYE Launches 5 New SAR Smallsats Via The SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission

Momentus received license updates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to use the onboard cameras of the Vigoride spacecraft.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/8/2022The Inaugural Launch Of Momentus’ Vigoride OTV Cleared By The FAA

Ball Aerospace won a contract in 2020 to build, integrate, and operate the SWFO L1 spacecraft for NOAA.

ORG RELATIONSHIP1/24/2022NOAA seeks continuity of space weather observations

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/30/2021GeoOptics orbiting observatory to scan evolving Earth

In February 2021, NOAA selected GeoOptics to provide the first commercial satellite data to be included in NOAA operational forecasts.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/29/2021GeoOptics Orbiting Observatory Will Monitor The Earth

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/14/2021NASA, ESA enter into partnership to address climate change
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