WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Lisa Murkowski, and Angus King sent a bipartisan letter (https://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-DMSP-Continuity-Letter-Hickenlooper-Murkowski-King.pdf) urging the Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to prioritize the integrity of satellite weather data as the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) approaches end of service.
"For decades, DMSP's Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) has supported hurricane forecasting, severe-weather monitoring, polar and sea-ice analysis, and military operations in data-sparse and denied env...