Houston / Pasadena / Louisville / Tempe / Palo Alto / Fort Lee / Dulles / Wayne / Englewood / Bethesda / Littleton / /
Company
ORBCOMM Inc. / Sierra Nevada Corporation / Commercial Sources / Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC / Space Systems / Sentinel Satellite Inc. / Orbital Sciences Corporation / GeoEye Inc. / Federal Information Resources / GeoOptics LLC / Space Systems/Loral Inc. / ITT Space Systems LLC / Scientific Data / Space Services Inc. / Iridium Satellite LLC / /
Continent
Europe / /
Country
United States / Canada / /
Currency
USD / /
EntertainmentAwardEvent
2009 Study Contract Award / Contract Study Award / /
Event
M&A / Natural Disaster / /
Facility
Mississippi State University of Mississippi State / /
IndustryTerm
manifested satellite missions / weather satellite systems / potential services / aerospace prime contractors / satellite system / satellite manufacturers / operational products / satellite systems / satellite acquisition activities / satellite fleet operators / ground systems / satellite-based environmental data / proposed commercial services / /
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / U.S. government / Department of Commerce office of General / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / office of Management and Budget / University of Mississippi / United States Government / Congress / INFORMATION SERVICE / Mississippi State University / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Ice Center / Department of Defense / /
Person
Jane Lubchenco / Mary E. Kicza / /
Position
Gary Locke Secretary / Counsel / President / Assistant Administrator National Environmental Satellite / EXECUTIVE / Administrator / Secretary of Commerce / /
Product
Sea / /
ProvinceOrState
Texas / New Jersey / Virginia / Maryland / Indiana / Mississippi / California / Arizona / Colorado / /
Acquisition of Space-based Scientific Data from Commercial Sources to Supplement NOAA’s Weather and Climate Observation Requirements Report to Congress