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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.

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.

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).