{"id":69887,"date":"2025-04-25T14:36:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/04\/25\/space-force-weather-satellite-deemed-ready-for-forecasts\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:22:25","slug":"space-force-weather-satellite-deemed-ready-for-forecasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2025\/04\/25\/space-force-weather-satellite-deemed-ready-for-forecasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force weather satellite deemed ready for forecasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force said Thursday its newest weather satellite is now operational and will soon be collecting and sharing key weather data with military planners and operators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The satellite is part of the Space Force\u2019s Weather Satellite Follow-on program, or WSF-M. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2024\/04\/11\/space-force-launches-weather-sat-to-replace-1960s-era-spacecraft\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2024\/04\/11\/space-force-launches-weather-sat-to-replace-1960s-era-spacecraft\/\">The spacecraft launched more than a year ago<\/a> and is a first step toward upgrading the service\u2019s military weather constellation, which has been on orbit for 60 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col. Robert Davis, who leads Space Systems Command\u2019s sensing portfolio, said in a statement the satellite\u2019s on-orbit testing went more smoothly than the service expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe operational acceptance of the WSF-M satellite is a pivotal milestone in the Space Force\u2019s focus on transitioning toward a more affordable, scalable and resilient weather satellite constellation,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force is in the midst of replacing its legacy weather satellite constellation, and WSF-M and its companion program are meant to be a bridge to a future capability. As part of the work, the Space Force is considering a hybrid architecture that would include a mix of smaller, less expensive satellites, commercial systems and government-owned spacecraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the service maps out that approach, its current weather satellite capability \u2013 the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, or DMSP \u2013 is operating past its service life and is projected to start running out of fuel next year. DMSP sensors can measure things like moisture in the atmosphere, cloud cover and precipitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon has been trying for more than 20 years to develop a replacement for DMSP. In the \u201990s it kicked off the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System. The effort was canceled after repeated cost and schedule breaches. Lawmakers canceled a second attempt, the Defense Weather Satellite System, in 2012 due to mismanagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force\u2019s current plan for augmenting those sensors while it crafts a long-term strategy is to split the requirements between two programs \u2013 WSF-M and the Electro-Optical Weather System, or EWS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The WSF-M satellites \u2014 originally built by Ball Aerospace, which is now owned by BAE Systems \u2014 will be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2020\/05\/19\/new-military-weather-satellite-passes-key-milestones\/#:~:text=The%20next%2Dgeneration%20Weather%20System,snow%20depth%2C%20and%20soil%20moisture.\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2020\/05\/19\/new-military-weather-satellite-passes-key-milestones\/#:~:text=The%20next%2Dgeneration%20Weather%20System,snow%20depth%2C%20and%20soil%20moisture.\">detect wind speeds and tropical storm intensity and determine snow and soil depth<\/a>. The EWS satellites will use electro-optical infrared sensors to provide visual imagery of cloud cover and forecasting data to inform military missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force plans to launch a second WSF-M satellite in 2028. 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