Follow the weather
as it changes.
Support model initialization and the study of rapidly evolving storms with fresh observations over the ocean.
Veery / Ocean surface vector winds
An ocean of change.
A clearer view.
Meet Veery: a satellite radar built around a simple need. Know how the wind is moving over the ocean.
Measurement focus
Ocean surface vector winds
Instrument
Radar scatterometer
Built & operated by
Care Weather
01 / From echo to insight
The wind leaves a pattern.
Radar helps us read it.
Wind roughens the ocean. A scatterometer measures the radio energy reflected from that surface, using different viewing angles to estimate wind speed and direction.
Send a radio signal.
Veery’s radar sends a pulse toward the ocean. A scatterometer is an active instrument: it provides its own illumination.
02 / Built for decisions on Earth
Better inputs.
More possibilities.
Our first product focus is ocean surface vector winds. We’re working with the people who turn observations into understanding and action.
Follow the weather
Know the conditions
beyond the horizon.
Give routing, offshore operations, and maritime planning teams another source of information about the surface wind.
Build a better record
of a changing planet.
Support weather research, model evaluation, and continuity in ocean-wind observation.
03 / The engineering approach
We build and operate
our satellites.
From flight electronics to ground software, we own the system. That lets lessons move quickly between design, manufacturing, testing, and operations.
Early Veery missions test focused improvements in orbit. The next architecture brings those lessons into a flat-panel spacecraft designed for repeatable production.
Meet the team behind the work04 / The flight program
A record of learning.
Each version tests a step toward the observing system we want to build. Explore the latest published program records.
Version / missionPurposeRecord
VEERY 0.4
Barb
A technology demonstration built to commission and test upgraded systems and explore ocean wind-speed measurements.
Flight program1U CubeSat
VEERY 0.5
Veery 0.5
The fifth test satellite, with guidance improvements intended to accelerate commissioning and first wind measurements.
Flight programLaunched November 2025
VEERY 1.0
Veery 1.0
A flat-panel satellite architecture designed to scale the scatterometry demonstrated by earlier iterations.
In developmentFlatsat
Flight program records are not live telemetry. Current commissioning status and validated data availability are available through the team.
Mission archive
Some missions end.
The lessons stay with us.
Our earlier spacecraft tested communications, deployment, pointing, and radar systems. Their outcomes shape what we build next.
Open the mission archive05 / Go deeper
The details matter.
Let’s get into them.
Discuss measurement definitions, calibration, quality flags, coverage, and the data your work depends on.
What does “ocean surface vector winds” mean?
Both the speed and direction of wind over the ocean’s surface. A wind vector describes how fast the wind is moving and which direction it is coming from or going toward, depending on the stated data convention.
Is Veery delivering a global data service today?
We are developing the observing system through successive flight missions. Contact us to discuss the latest instrument status, validation work, and data availability for your application.
Where can I find performance specifications?
Ask our team for the current technical brief. Resolution, uncertainty, revisit, and latency should be evaluated together, with clear definitions and the corresponding validation evidence.
Why the name Veery?
The spacecraft shares its name with a small North American songbird. The public technology story connects its migration timing with research into Atlantic hurricane seasons—a fitting namesake for a small weather observer.