https://spacewatch.global/tag/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-noaa/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:24:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-noaa/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/the-copernicus-sentinel-6b-satellite-has-launched-to-continue-monitoring-earths-sea-levels/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69031 The Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite is circling Earth, ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the planet’s seas, after launching earlier today, 17 November, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/esa-is-actively-monitoring-a-severe-ongoing-solar-space-weather-event/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68953 On 11 November 2025, an intense solar flare was observed on the Sun from the solar active region 'NOAA Active Region 14274'. An hour later, a coronal mass ejection (CME) was observed with an initial speed estimated to be around 1500 km/s and arriving at Earth around 12 and 13 November. Earlier this week, two strong, X-type solar flares were also observed on the Sun from the same solar active region, also generating two CMEs that arrived at Earth, triggering a severe geomagnetic storm of intensity G4.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/fugro-and-noaa-partner-to-advance-remote-deep-ocean-mapping/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67850 Fugro and NOAA have entered a five-year agreement to design and deploy remote and uncrewed technologies that will accelerate deep-ocean mapping and characterization. This public–private partnership aims to close critical data gaps in one of the least understood parts of the Earth, enabling informed decisions about offshore energy, marine resource management and national security.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/nasa-moves-heliosphere-mapping-spacecraft-for-fueling/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67245 NASA continues its preparation for the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission’s upcoming launch no earlier than September. As part of its preparations, the team moved the observatory to the clean room where they loaded propellant into the spacecraft at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/07/sentinel-6-ocean-guardian-satellite-slated-to-launch-in-november-2025/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66462 'Ocean Guardian', the second Sentinel-6 satellite is on its way to its launch site, with launch slated for November 2025, towards monitoring Earth’s rising oceans. Like its predecessor, this 1.5-ton satellite features a radar altimeter and an advanced microwave radiometer, continuing a legacy of satellite-based ocean measurements dating back to 1992.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/07/noaas-office-of-space-commerce-announce-spacex-as-latest-tracss-beta-user/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66276 NOAA's OSC has announced SpaceX as the newest and tenth beta user of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). With SpaceX, TraCSS can now validate its on-demand conjunction screening and on-demand maneuver screening service at significant scale – a major milestone in OSC’s mission to enhance civil and commercial space safety]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/09/spire-global-awarded-4-6-million-nasa-contract/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50805 Spire Global, a provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, announced it was awarded a $4.6 million, 12-month contract by NASA reports Business Wire. The contract has been awarded on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The contract is to participate in NOAA’s Sounder for Microwave-Base Applications (SMBA) Phase A study. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/09/spacex-to-launch-goes-u-geostationary-weather-satellite/ Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=35685&preview=true&preview_id=35685 NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) mission, the U.S. space agency said. The total cost for NASA to launch GOES-U is $152.5 million, which includes the launch service and other mission-related costs, NASA said. The mission is targeted to launch in April 2024.]]>