TAMPA, Fla. — Satellogic has received a remote sensing license in the United States, the Earth observation operator announced Nov. 21 as it moves operations to the country from Uruguay in search of more government business. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) license covers 36 sub-meter resolution satellites already […]
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SAN FRANCISCO – As the annular solar eclipse drew widespread public attention, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leaders gathered at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta were considering their own solar observations. “Ultimately, as NASA and NOAA work with European partners to build out a system that is capable of observing […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force for the second time has taken ownership of a retired National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather satellite to fill gaps in coverage for the U.S. military. NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite known as GOES-15, originally activated in 2011, was transferred to the Space Force […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Ball Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, Orbital Micro Systems and Spire Global won contracts, announced Aug. 31, to design microwave sounders for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Under the contracts awarded by NASA on behalf of NOAA, the four companies will conduct studies and design sounders for the […]
SAN FRANCISCO – With funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, MyRadar will develop and launch cubesats to validate technology for its future weather and environmental data constellation. MyRadar announced a NOAA Phase 2 SBIR grant Aug. 18 for a pair of Orbital Wildfire Resilience cubesats. The cubesats, measuring […]
The planet had its warmest July on record “by a long shot” — and very likely also had its warmest-ever month in 174 years of record-keeping — according to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The striking data, presented Monday by scientists from both agencies, indicate that last […]
LOGAN, Utah — The agency that regulates commercial remote sensing satellite systems has loosened restrictions imposed on many companies’ licenses, enabling them to provide higher-resolution imagery or other services. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Aug. 7 that it had modified “Tier 3” commercial remote sensing licenses for several […]
SAN FRANCISCO – PlanetiQ won an $8 million order to deliver daily weather data to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration over six months. It was the first task order of a NOAA indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract awarded in March to PlanetiQ and Spire Global. The overall contract has […]