Weather Stream will lead development of passive microwave imager and sounder payloads for measuring Ocean Surface Vector Winds, Tropical Cyclone Intensity, and Temperature/Humidity

UAV-based sensors can reduce runway stability and integrity assessments from hours to minutes, assuring aviation efficiency and safetyOrbital Micro Systems, the instrument design and manufacturing subsidiary of Weather Stream Inc., a leader in the collection, aggregation, and dissemination of commercial weather and climate data together with its partner Black Swift Technologies, a leader in the development of advanced uncrewed aerial vehicles for environmental monitoring in harsh…

Orbital Micro Systems, the instrument design and manufacturing subsidiary of Weather Stream, a leader in the collection, aggregation, and dissemination of commercial weather and climate data, announced it was awarded a Phase A study contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Near-Earth Orbit Network (NEON) Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA) program to perform development work on an instrument concept that can support NOAA’s requirement…

Boulder, Colorado – Terra Space Lab and Weather Stream today announced an agreement to expand their weather-related commercial offerings and capabilities. The partnership will result in a comprehensive range of advanced technology solutions that will allow the companies to serve new markets, expedite access to institutional funding, and produce cost savings.Weather Stream, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, specializes in providing weather and climate intelligence using microwave radiometer…

Boulder, Colorado. –  Weather Stream announced January 24, 2022 that its Global Earth Monitoring System (GEMS), WeatherRecord,and WeatherLock capabilities have been competitively selected across the entire Department of Defense (DoD) after nomination by the U.S. Space Force to the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Defense Exportability Features (DEF) program.The DEF program is designed to develop and incorporate technology protection features into designated systems during their…

Presentation will highlight the benefits of high-temporal Earth observation data for forecasting and managing weather eventsEdinburgh, Scotland, October 21, 2021 – Weather Stream, a leader in the collection, aggregation, and dissemination of Earth observation and weather data, announced that Dr. Richard Delf, a remote sensing scientist based in the company’s Edinburgh location, will participate in a technical session at the Geospatial World Forum in Amsterdam. The…

Weather data provider to leverage Wylde’s extensive experience and contacts to expand market reach Edinburgh, Scotland, October 12, 2021 – Weather Stream Ltd., a leader in the collection, aggregation, and dissemination of Earth observation and weather data, today announced that Dr. Richard Wylde, managing director of Thomas Keating Ltd., has joined its board of directors. Wylde is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a renowned…

Collaboration includes design, manufacturing, and testing of critical components for OMS’ miniaturized microwave radiometers for high-temporal weather and climate data collectionBoulder, Colorado, October 5, 2021 – Weather Stream, a leader in advanced instrumentation for earth observation, has entered into a formal agreement with Thomas Keating Ltd., a UK-based THz technology firm, to advance the development of millimeter-wave instruments for deployment in Weather Stream's Global Environmental Monitoring…

GEMS2 CubeSats Will Improve the Global Availability of Critical Weather Data Utilizing Multi-Band Microwave Radiometers Developed by Oms That Improve the Temporal and Spatial Resolution of Microwave Sounding and Imagery DataBoulder, Colorado March 30, 2021 - Weather Stream, a leader in advanced instrumentation for earth observation, unveiled the capabilities of its next-generation Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS2) satellites. GEMS2 systems will feature a state-of-the-art microwave radiometer…

The company is recognized for its future-facing, innovative approach to delivering near real-time weather alerts and forecasting on a global scaleBoulder, Colorado, September 9, 2020 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for earth observation, has been selected by global market research firm Frost & Sullivan to receive the 2020 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award in the Environmental Monitoring Systems market. OMS was…

Revolutionary LEO Earth Observation CubeSat continues to gather microwave soundings for precise weather datasets Boulder, Colorado, July 13, 2020 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions, recently marked the one-year anniversary of its IOD-1 GEMS earth observation satellite. The system, part of its Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) constellation, was deployed from the International Space Station July 3, 2019.…

Company will provide satellite-sensed weather data for the Drought Resilience Impact Platform Boulder, CO, May 20, 2020 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions and analysis-ready earth data intelligence, has entered into collaboration with the University of Colorado-Boulder’s Mortenson Center in Global Engineering (MCGE) for its Drought Resilience Impact Platform (DRIP) program. As part of the relationship, OMS will provide…

Satellite will carry next generation passive microwave radiometer to provide enhanced weather observationsBoulder, Colorado, April 3, 2020 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions and analysis-ready earth data intelligence platforms, announced it has selected Glasgow-based AAC Clyde Space to provide a 6U satellite bus for the UK Space Launch Program (UK-SLP). The mission is planned for 2021, which will…

Boulder, Colorado, February 10, 2020 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions and analysis-ready earth data intelligence platforms, announced that David Gallaher has been appointed chief operating officer. A co-founder of OMS, Gallaher will lead business development and productization of the company’s advanced weather data solutions.Prior to this appointment, Gallaher served as OMS’s chief data scientist, and will continue…

Lead meteorologist Gregory Porter to share insights and use cases that detail improvements in operational awareness and weather forecastingBoulder, Colorado, February 5, 2020 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions and analysis-ready earth data intelligence platforms, announced that Gregory Porter, its chief meteorologist, will be a featured speaker at the Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology Conference. The event takes…

Images from IOD-1 GEMS satellite display unmatched resolution; Green-light commercial expansion to serve global markets Oxfordshire, England, September 18, 2019 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions and analysis-ready earth data intelligence platforms, will showcase the results from its recent deployment of the MinRad passive microwave radiometer aboard the IOD-1 GEMS (Global Environmental Monitoring System) mission during the UK…

Expertise in silicon-germanium semiconductor chip design will result in reduced size and power usage in radiometer designs Boulder, Colorado, July 09, 2019 - Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions and analysis-ready earth data intelligence platforms, announced that it has partnered with Georgia Tech (Georgia Institute of Technology) to develop Monolithic Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) devices using silicon-germanium semiconductor hybrid material…

 Industry veteran will oversee go-to-market initiatives for market-leading real-time earth observation solutionsBoulder, Colorado, May 15, 2019 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions and analysis-ready earth data intelligence platforms, announced that Brian Leslie has been appointed Global Sales Director. In this capacity, he will be responsible for the company’s sales and go-to-market activities across North America, EMEA, Latin America,…

First commercial microwave radiometer aboard the IOD-1 GEMS satellite, now staged for deployment from the International Space StationWallops Island, Virginia, April 17, 2019 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions and analytic-ready earth data intelligence platforms, announced that the first satellite in its Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) constellation was launched April 17, 2019, from the NASA Wallops Flight…

Program assembles experts in big data and weather information to discuss the impending overload of earth observation data and its effects on weather-impacted decisionsBoulder, Colorado, March 20, 2019 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions and analytic-ready earth data intelligence platforms, will host the first Weather Intelligence Forum at InterMET Asia 2019, the world’s premier weather, flood, and air…

 CubeSat arrives at NanoRacks for launch integration; Mission features the first commercially developed earth observation microwave radiometer on orbit.Boulder, Colorado, March 5, 2019 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions and analytic-ready earth data intelligence platforms, announced that the first satellite in its Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) constellation has been delivered to NanoRacks for launch integration.Housed in an…

Mission will validate miniaturized low earth orbit microwave sounder operation from an advanced nanosatellite bus.Oxfordshire, England, December 3, 2018 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions and weather intelligence analytics, has announced it is partnering with NanoAvionics, an innovation leader in nanosatellite bus and flight-proven subsystem technologies, to conduct a rideshare mission to fly one of OMS’s miniaturized passive…

Mission will place miniaturized microwave monitoring technology in orbit to deliver frequent and cost-effective weather intelligenceBoulder, Colorado, September 24, 2018 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions and weather intelligence analytics, announced the delivery of the first ever commercially owned and operated space-based passive microwave radiometer for atmospheric observation to Clyde Space in Glasgow, Scotland, for satellite integration. Employing…

Farnborough International Airshow, July 17, 2018 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in space system applications, advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions, and weather intelligence analytics, has been selected to provide the pathfinder mission payload for the initial launch of the UK Spaceflight Programme. The announcement was made at the Farnborough International Airshow in England. The UK Spaceflight Programme is an innovative initiative to create…

Boulder, Colorado, June 21, 2018 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in space system applications, advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions, and weather intelligence analytics, announced that Michael Hurowitz, the company’s chief technology officer, will speak about innovative technologies for delivering actionable weather intelligence at the NewSpace 2018 conference in Seattle. Taking place June 26 through 28 at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington, the conference…

Boulder, Colorado, May 28, 2018 – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), a leader in space system applications and advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions, announced that William Hosack, the company’s chief executive officer, will speak about advances in commercial data processing and analytics applications utilizing earth observation information from space-based assets, at the NewSpace Atlantic Summit. The event takes place May 28 and 29, 2018 at Pavilhão…

AGU Fall Conference, New Orleans, Dec. 13, 2017  -- Orbital Micro Systems Ltd. (OMS), a leader in space system applications and advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions, announced its partnership with Satavia, a leader in digital environmental intelligence, to deliver advanced predictive weather analytics for the airline industry. The announcement took place at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Conference in New Orleans. Satavia will utilize…

Company to launch satellite for better global weather data collection and now-casting Boulder, Colorado, December 11, 2017 – Orbital Micro Systems Ltd. (OMS), a leader in space system applications and advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions, has executed a contract with the Satellite Applications Catapult, to put its miniaturized weather observation technology into space. The mission is part of the In Orbit Demonstration (IOD) Program, funded…

London, UK 27 June, 2017 – Orbital Micro Systems Ltd. (OMS), a leader in space system applications and advanced instrumentation for small satellite missions, announced the opening of its UK office at the Harwell Campus near Oxford, England. Home to the UK Space Agency and a growing number of innovative research and development firms, the Harwell Campus is the nexus of space technology in the United…