Access to Defense sat microwave sensors with ability to map structure inside hurricanes closed down with five days notice. No indication whether this was budge

Access to Defense sat microwave sensors with ability to map structure inside hurricanes closed down with five days notice. No indication whether this was budget related (end of financial year), repurposing by military, or denied out of political reasoning as it's "environmental" and on the chopping block. This view into storm structure comes from sensors onboard Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites. Those data will no longer be taken up, processed and sent out to the National Hurricane Center or other non-Department of Defense users. The exact reasons for the shutoff are unclear but appear to be related to security concerns. ~ the SciAmer article linked The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) is a United States Space Force program that provides weather, oceanographic, and solar-terrestrial data for the Department of Defense. It uses polar-orbiting satellites to gather imagery of cloud cover, and the program's data is used for military planning and operations. The program is managed by the Space Force, with on-orbit operations handled by NOAA. All DMSP data will be permanently suspended on June 30, 2025 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Meteorological_Satellite_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Meteorological_Satelli... NOAA notice: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/messages/2025/06/MSG_20250625_1735.html https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/messages/2025/06/MSG_20250625...