BOSTON – Spire Global shared early data from new Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Reflectometry cubesats at the American Meteorological Society conference here. Spire launch two GNSS Reflectometry cubesats Dec. 11 on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. The spacecraft, equipped with bistatic radars to observe how GNSS signals scatter […]
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Reflected GPS signals can probe winds deep inside storms like 2017’s Hurricane Harvey, improving forecasts. NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team By Paul VoosenDec. 11, 2019 , 5:50 PM SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA—Earlier today, after a successful rocket launch from India, the beginnings of a new satellite constellation for Earth observation […]
WASHINGTON — Spire, which operates a constellation of satellites that provide weather, tracking and other data, has raised a new round of more than $40 million to fund work on data products and expansion into the Asia-Pacific market. The company announced the new round Sept. 25, featuring several strategic partners […]
Better wind data on Hurricane Michael might have shown it would hit the Florida Panhandle. JABIN BOTSFORD/THE WASHINGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGES By Paul VoosenJun. 12, 2019 , 1:00 PM A mission to probe winds deep inside hurricanes, where most satellites cannot see and few aircraft venture, is showing signs […]
PHOENIX — Researchers examining data produced by small satellites launched in 2016 to track ocean winds were surprised the mission produced valuable information on soil moisture and flooding. NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, a constellation of eight 30-kilogram satellites built by the Southwest Research Institute and the University of Michigan, […]
PHOENIX — Researchers examining data produced by small satellites launched in 2016 to track ocean winds were surprised the mission produced valuable information on soil moisture and flooding. NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, a constellation of eight 30-kilogram satellites built by the Southwest Research Institute and the University of Michigan, […]