Tag: PlanetiQ

  • NASA Awards Commercial Satellite Data Contracts to Eight New Providers

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    NASA has awarded contracts to eight commercial satellite data providers under its Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program, expanding the range of Earth observation data available to support scientific research and operational applications. The awards were issued under the CSDA On-Ramp 2 Multiple Award contract, a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) agreement with a cumulative ceiling value…

  • PlanetiQ lands $15M Air Force STRATFI for weather satellites

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    How will PlanetiQ’s $15M Air Force contract reshape weather forecasting from space? PlanetiQ has secured a $15 million Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and launch next-generation weather satellites equipped with advanced terrestrial and space weather monitoring instruments. The Boulder-based commercial satellite operator will use the funding to accelerate…

  • NASA Review Finds PlanetiQ Satellite Weather Data Exceeds Benchmarks

    NASA Review Finds PlanetiQ Satellite Weather Data Exceeds Benchmarks

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    U.S. space agency NASA has completed a one-year independent evaluation of commercial radio occultation data from satellite weather company PlanetiQ, concluding that the firm’s products meet or exceed key performance claims and deliver capabilities not matched by other providers, the company said on Wednesday. The assessment was conducted under NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA)…

  • SpaceX Conducts First Polar Launch from Cape in over 50 Years

    SpaceX Conducts First Polar Launch from Cape in over 50 Years

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    SpaceX has conducted the first polar launch from Florida since 1969. On board the Falcon 9 rocket was the Argentinean SAOCOM-1B satellite and two American secondary payloads. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) occurred at 7:18 PM EDT (23:18 UTC) on Sunday. The 45th Weather Squadron predicted a 40% chance of acceptable weather for…

  • SpaceX Conducts First Polar Launch from Cape in over 50 Years

    SpaceX Conducts First Polar Launch from Cape in over 50 Years

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    SpaceX has conducted the first polar launch from Florida since 1969. On board the Falcon 9 rocket was the Argentinean SAOCOM-1B satellite and two American secondary payloads. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) occurred at 7:18 PM EDT (23:18 UTC) on Sunday. The 45th Weather Squadron predicted a 40% chance of acceptable weather for…