Tag: weather satellites
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PlanetiQ lands $15M Air Force STRATFI for weather satellites
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…
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Tomorrow.io Raises $175 Million to Expand AI Weather Satellite Network
Israeli-founded weather technology company Tomorrow.io has raised $175 million in new funding at a valuation exceeding $1 billion to accelerate deployment of its AI-driven DeepSky satellite network. The round was led by Stonecourt Capital and HarbourVest, bringing the company’s total funding to about $500 million. Headquartered in Boston, Tomorrow.io employs roughly 150 staff in Israel…
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L3Harris Wins Contract to Supply Imaging Payload for South Korea’s Next Weather Satellite
L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract from South Korea’s defense firm LIG Nex1 to deliver the next-generation imaging payload for the Korea Meteorological Administration’s upcoming geostationary weather satellite, the companies said. The main payload aboard the Geostationary Earth Orbit Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5 (GEO-KOMPSAT-5) will be the new 18-channel L3Harris GEO-KOMPSAT Meteorological Imager. The instrument includes…
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Tomorrow.io Unveils DeepSky Weather Satellite Constellation to Boost Forecast Speed and Accuracy
Weather intelligence company Tomorrow.io said on Thursday it plans to deploy a new space-based weather monitoring constellation called DeepSky, designed to deliver higher-frequency atmospheric observations and improve global and regional weather forecasting, including predictions of extreme events. The announcement follows the completion of Tomorrow.io’s first-generation satellite constellation, which now has 11 satellites in orbit equipped…