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Space Force Wide Field of View Testbed is Online

By Rachel Jewett

Wednesday, August 24th, 2022

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Space Force Wide Field of View Testbed is Online

The Wide Field of View testbed satellite in integration at Millennium Space Systems in 2020. Photo: Millennium Space Systems

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Wide Field of View (WFOV) Testbed is online and the bus checkout is complete, Millennium Space Systems said Monday. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Blossom Point tracking facility successfully acquired WFOV and is operating the satellite. The NRL said WFOV will now move to operational location and conduct checkout with the dedicated WFOV antenna located in Geraldton, Australia. The WFOV Testbed is a Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite designed for a three- to five-year life, with the…

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