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Weather System Follow-on Microwave Program

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The Weather System Follow-on Microwave (WSF-M) satellite is the United States Department of Defense's next-generation operational environmental satellite system. WSF-M will be a Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite with a passive microwave imaging radiometer instrument and hosted furnished Energetic Charged Particle (ECP) sensor.[3][4] Space Operations Command intends to include ECP sensors on all future satellites for space weather monitoring, starting from the early 2020s.[5]

Weather System Follow-on Microwave-1
NamesWSF-M1
Mission typeSpace weather
OperatorUSSF
COSPAR ID2024-070A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.59481Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerBall Aerospace & Technologies
Start of mission
Launch date11 April 2024, 14:25 UTC[1][2]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 Cargo
Launch siteVandenberg
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeSun-synchronous orbit
Instruments
Microwave imaging radiometer
← DMSP-19
WSF-M2 →

WSF-M1

WSF-M1 was launched in April 2024 on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.[1][2]

WSF-M2

Weather System Follow-on Microwave-2
NamesWSF-M2
Mission typeSpace weather
OperatorUSSF
COSPAR ID2024-070A  
SATCAT no.59481 
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerBall Aerospace & Technologies
Start of mission
Launch date2027[1][2]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteVandenberg
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeSun-synchronous orbit
Instruments
Microwave imaging radiometer
← WSF-M1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c @USSF_SSC (27 May 2022). "SSC ordered 8 National Security Space Launch missions from our industry partners ULA & SpaceX for launch in 2024 for #SpaceForce" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c "Ball Aerospace Ships Space Systems Command Operational Weather Satellite for Launch". 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ "WSF-M (Weather System Follow-on - Microwave) Satellite". eoPortal. ESA. March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ Russell, Kendall (30 November 2017). "Ball Aerospace Wins Air Force Contract for New Weather Satellite". Satellite Today. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. ^ Werner, Debra (6 March 2019). "Are small satellites the solution for space weather monitoring?". SpaceNews. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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