“A spokesperson for the U.S. Space Force, which is responsible for the satellites, said in a statement that the satellites and instruments are still functional, and the Department of Defense will continue to use them even as it cuts off access for scientists.”
The satellites still work and the military will keep using them. Scientists and forecasters just lose access, with a one-line excuse about IT modernization. Forecasters used this data to spot Hurricane Erick’s eyewall forming. Six sea ice datasets break in the year Arctic ice hit a record low.