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Key Milestones Reached for Space Force’s Next Weather Satellite Program

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

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Key Milestones Reached for Space Force’s Next Weather Satellite Program

A conceptual drawing of the Space Force’s Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M). (Image: Ball Aerospace)

The Space Force’s next weather satellite program passed its critical design review (CDR) and was granted Milestone B certification over the past month, with personnel pushing through the key milestones while operating under new work guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Weather System Follow-On – Microwave (WSF-M) program will provide the U.S. government and its allies with weather data using space-based passive microwave sensing technology. Those sensors will be able to measure ocean surface wind speed and direction, ice thickness,…

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