The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) is a system being developed by the University of Michigan and Southwest Research Institute with the aim of improving hurricane forecasting by better understanding the interactions between the sea and the air near the core of a storm. In June 2012 NASA sponsored the project for $152 million with the University of Michigan leading its development. Other participants in CYGNSS' development include the Southwest Research Institute and Surrey Satellite Technology The plan is to build a constellation of eight micro-satellites that are launched into low Earth orbit. The program plans to launch in November 2016 and then observe two hurricane seasons. NASA plans to carry the satellites in a single launch vehicle.CYGNSS is the first of NASA's E