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BAE Systems-built weather satellite launches as part of U.S. Space Force environmental monitoring program

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
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BROOMFIELD, Colo.,  April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems' (LON: BA) Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) satellite was successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today. The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command next-generation operational environmental satellite system will provide valuable data to help ensure the safety and success of warfighters as they carry out their missions around the world.  

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  • BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems' (LON: BA) Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) satellite was successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today.
  • The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command next-generation operational environmental satellite system will provide valuable data to help ensure the safety and success of warfighters as they carry out their missions around the world.
  • WSF-M also includes a government-built Energetic Charged Particle (ECP) sensor designed to detect space weather incidents that cause spacecraft anomalies.
  • "The launch of WSF-M represents a substantial advancement in our nation's space-based environmental monitoring capabilities," said Thai Sheridan, vice president & general manager of Military Space for BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems.

Ball Aerospace Enters Final Stages of Building Space Force's Next-Gen Operational Weather Satellite

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace completed the spacecraft bus for the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, the U.S. Space Force's next-generation operational environmental satellite system.

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  • BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace completed the spacecraft bus for the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, the U.S. Space Force's next-generation operational environmental satellite system.
  • Ball also finalized environmental testing on the Microwave Imager (MWI) instrument and has started final space vehicle assembly, integration and testing.
  • Ball Aerospace was recently awarded the contract modification to develop and build the second WSF-M space vehicle, expected to be completed by late 2027.
  • Ball Aerospace has played key roles on numerous operational weather satellite programs.

L3Harris Infrared Weather Forecasting Technology Launches on NOAA Satellite

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
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L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) announced today its Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), designed to enhance severe weather detection capabilities, successfully launched aboard NOAAs Joint Polar Satellite System-2 weather satellite.

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  • L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) announced today its Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), designed to enhance severe weather detection capabilities, successfully launched aboard NOAAs Joint Polar Satellite System-2 weather satellite.
  • This technology improves NOAAs prediction of hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather events and the accuracy of weather models three-to-seven days in advance by providing more precise temperature and water vapor information.
  • L3Harris CrIS instrument enables NOAA to add greater fidelity to its severe weather forecasts and severe weather events around the world, said Rob Mitrevski, vice president and general manager, Spectral Solutions, Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris.
  • L3Harris Technologies , an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivers end-to-end solutions meeting our customers mission-critical needs.

Ball Aerospace Completes Critical Design Review of NOAA's Space Weather Monitoring Satellite

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace successfully completed critical design review (CDR) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) spacecraft.

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  • BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace successfully completed critical design review (CDR) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) spacecraft.
  • Ball Aerospace was selected by NASA to design, build and integrate the small satellite for NOAA's SWFO-L1 mission in partnership with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
  • Ball will also perform satellite-level testing, help train the flight operations team, check-out the satellite in orbit and support mission operations.
  • Ball Aerospace is also building an operational environmental satellite for the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center called the Weather System Follow-on Microwave (WSF-M).

USRA Scientists Leading the Next Generation of "Earth at Night" Research

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Friday, August 13, 2021
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NASA recently selected three proposals by scientists from Earth from Space Institute (EfSI) of Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in response to ROSES solicitation.

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  • NASA recently selected three proposals by scientists from Earth from Space Institute (EfSI) of Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in response to ROSES solicitation.
  • And the third is focused on leading and coordinating research activities of NASA Land Discipline science teams for the Terra, Aqua, Suomi-NPP and JPSS Satellites.
  • USRA operates scientific institutes and facilities, and conducts other major research and educational programs, under Federal funding.
  • USRA engages the university community and employs in-house scientific leadership, innovative research and development, and project management expertise.More information about USRA is available at www.usra.edu .

USRA's Earth from Space Institute Releases Black Marble Datasets to the Public

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
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COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Scientists from Universities Space Research Association's Earth from Space Institute officially released the much-awaited space-based NASA's Black Marble Product Suite (VNP46A2) to the public.

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  • COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Scientists from Universities Space Research Association's Earth from Space Institute officially released the much-awaited space-based NASA's Black Marble Product Suite (VNP46A2) to the public.
  • Black Marble is a one of a kind science-quality nightlights dataset that is derived daily from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band onboard the Suomi-NPP satellite.
  • Nightlights data have changed the way we track urbanization, estimate GDP, monitor light pollution,implement disaster response, and even measure economicimpacts of COVID-19 on urban areas.
  • The Black Marble data provide a novel view of Earth at Night to study the interactions between human activity and the environment.

USRA's Earth from Space Institute to Join Space-Based Response to COVID-19

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
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COLUMBIA, Md., May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Universities Space Research Association (USRA) announced today the selection of Dr. Miguel Romn, Director of The Earth from Space Institute (EfSI) and his research team as recipients of a grant from NASA's Earth Sciences Division.

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  • COLUMBIA, Md., May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Universities Space Research Association (USRA) announced today the selection of Dr. Miguel Romn, Director of The Earth from Space Institute (EfSI) and his research team as recipients of a grant from NASA's Earth Sciences Division.
  • Competitively selected from among several research proposals submitted to NASA, USRA scientists and university collaborators will be harnessing the power of Earth observations in support of COVID-19 monitoring, response, and recovery efforts.
  • The resulting information will be made available to decision-makers consistent with NASA's open sharing of data and information.
  • The group is producing science-quality nighttime lights data obtained from the Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20 platforms the next generation of US Polar-orbiting Satellites.