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Ball Aerospace Completes Testing on Space Systems Command Operational Weather Monitoring Satellite

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace successfully concluded testing on the Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) satellite this week, representing the completion of the first of two satellites Ball is delivering for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command next-generation operational environmental satellite system.

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  • BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace successfully concluded testing on the Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) satellite this week, representing the completion of the first of two satellites Ball is delivering for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command next-generation operational environmental satellite system.
  • "The completion of the WSF-M satellite is an important milestone in Ball Aerospace's ongoing mission to protect what matters most," said Hope Damphousse, vice president, Strategic Operations, Ball Aerospace.
  • The satellite will also host a government-built Energetic Charged Particle (ECP) sensor that will provide space weather measurements in low-Earth orbit.
  • Last year, Ball Aerospace was awarded a follow-on contract to build and deliver a second WSF-M satellite, which is expected to be completed in early 2026.

AER Licenses UCAR System to Boost Use of GNSS Satellite Data

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Monday, March 9, 2020
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The agreement will enable AER to process satellite data for commercial companies that sell their Earth observation data products to government agencies and other organizations that provide customized environmental information to a range of clients.

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  • The agreement will enable AER to process satellite data for commercial companies that sell their Earth observation data products to government agencies and other organizations that provide customized environmental information to a range of clients.
  • Under the agreement, AER will adapt UCARs SatDAAC software system to process observations from satellites that use a method known as Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) radio occultation to observe the atmosphere.
  • AER is excited to embark on this collaboration with UCAR to offer services based upon the proven SatDAAC processing system in a commercial mode to companies operating GNSS radio occultation satellites, said AER President Guy Seeley.
  • In 2006, UCAR began producing the first operational GNSS radio occultation data from a specialized constellation of small satellites known as the Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC).