SwRI Secures QuickSounder Weather Satellite Contract

The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been awarded a $55 million contract to develop and supply the QuickSounder weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The contract includes spacecraft development, integration with NOAA's Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder, transportation, launch, three years of operations, and satellite decommissioning. QuickSounder is part of NOAA's Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON) and will provide mission-critical data to support NOAA's National Weather Service and the nation's weather industry. The contract was awarded under NASA's Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV contract.