Follow the weather
as it changes.
Give weather models more recent measurements to start from and help forecasters study storms as they develop over the ocean.
Veery weather satellites
Meet Veery.
Radar built for weather.
Veery packs a surface-sensing radar, called a scatterometer, into a small flat-panel satellite. We’re developing a fleet of these satellites—a constellation—to measure ocean wind speed and direction every hour.
How Veery works
Surface-sensing radar.
Built for mass production.
Veery measures how the ocean scatters and reflects 5 GHz radio waves. Wind roughens the surface, leaving a pattern in those reflections. By rotating its long, thin antenna as it flies overhead, Veery observes a wide area from different angles to estimate wind speed and direction.
Send a radio signal.
Veery’s radar sends a radio pulse toward the ocean, then measures the signal that returns.
Working toward hourly wind measurements.
We aim to observe ocean winds every hour with a fleet of 36 satellites. The comparison below shows the longest gap between observations and the size of the areas measured. Smaller areas mean finer detail. MetOp is an existing weather satellite system.
Longest gap between observations
Two MetOp weather satellites40 h
Planned fleet of 36 Veery satellites1 h
Veery test satellites (0.6–0.9)40+ h
Measurement resolution
Two MetOp weather satellites25 km
Planned fleet of 36 Veery satellites25 km
Veery test satellites (0.6–0.9)50 km
Veery figures are estimates from simulations, not demonstrated performance in orbit. Resolution is shown before further data processing. The gaps shown here are worst cases; the homepage illustration uses a shorter, 17-hour example.
02 / Built for decisions on Earth
Better inputs.
More possibilities.
Ocean wind measurements help forecasters, ship operators, and researchers understand conditions at sea and how they may change.
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.
Help researchers study ocean winds over time and check how well weather models match observed conditions.
03 / The engineering approach
We build and operate
our satellites.
We design, build, and operate Veery in-house, using mass-produced electronics in a flat spacecraft. Its shape supports solar power generation and lets us use the thin atmosphere in low orbit to adjust satellite spacing, rather than carrying thrusters.
We test improvements in orbit before building the next satellite. Our first two missions tested basic spacecraft systems. Later test satellites develop the radar and wind-measurement technology for the larger Veery 1.0 spacecraft.
Veery 0.6 is now in development. Planned follow-on missions 0.7–0.9 continue the pathfinder program, with 0.8 and 0.9 using 4U CubeSats. The larger Veery 1.0 spacecraft is a future mission.
Meet the teamDevelopment stages
From flight experiments to a constellation.
Each generation builds on what we learn in orbit.
0.x
Flight experiments
Prove the systems, test the radar, and learn from orbit.
1.0
Repeatable spacecraft
Build a larger satellite to carry the ocean-wind radar.
Constellation
Hourly observations
Deploy a fleet of Veeries to measure ocean winds more often.
04 / The flight program
Veery development.
Meet the satellites we have launched and the next spacecraft in development.
Version / missionPurposeStatus
VEERY 0.4
Barb
Tests upgraded spacecraft systems and explores measuring ocean wind speed from orbit.
OperatingLaunched January 14, 2025
VEERY 0.5
Brendon
Our fifth test satellite uses improved guidance systems to help complete testing in orbit and begin measuring winds.
Testing in orbitLaunched November 28, 2025
VEERY 0.6
Veery 0.6
A 3U test satellite developing the radar, pointing control, and communications needed to measure ocean winds.
In development3U CubeSat
VEERY 0.7
Veery 0.7
A follow-on CubeSat in the ocean-wind radar pathfinder program.
PlannedCubeSat
VEERY 0.8
Veery 0.8
A planned 4U CubeSat continuing the ocean-wind radar pathfinder program.
Planned4U CubeSat
VEERY 0.9
Veery 0.9
A planned 4U CubeSat continuing the ocean-wind radar pathfinder program.
Planned4U CubeSat
VEERY 1.0
Veery 1.0
A future flat-panel satellite intended to scale up the ocean-wind radar technology tested by the Veery pathfinders.
Future missionFlatsat
We are still testing the wind-measurement system. Contact us about available data.
Mission archive
Past missions.
Our earlier spacecraft tested communications, deployment, pointing, and radar systems. Their outcomes shape what we build next.
Open the mission archive05 / Go deeper
Talk with our team.
Tell us where you need wind measurements, how often you need them, and how you plan to use the data.
What does “ocean surface vector winds” mean?
It means both the speed and direction of wind at the ocean’s surface. Together, these measurements describe how the wind is moving.
Is Veery delivering a global data service today?
Not yet. We are testing the radar and wind measurements in orbit as we develop the satellite fleet. Contact us to discuss the data currently available.
Why the name Veery?
Veery is named after a small North American songbird whose migration timing has been studied for its connection to Atlantic hurricane seasons.