To Build Lightning-Mapping Instrument For NOAA’s GeoXO Satellite
NASA announced that it has selected Lockheed Martin Corporation to develop a lightning mapping instrument for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The instrument will be incorporated into NOAA’d Geostationary Extended Observations satellite program, anticipated to begin operations in the early 2030s as the current Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R series (GOES-R) approach the end of their operational lifetime.