Launches/WSF-M2 & BLAZE-2 (USSF-178)

WSF-M2 & BLAZE-2 (USSF-178)

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SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, United States · 2027-03-31 · 00:00:00 UTC

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Lift-off: 2027-03-31 00:00 UTC
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Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Orbit

Crewed

Mission

Earth Science

Operator

SpaceX

Mission Details

PayloadWSF-M2 & BLAZE-2 (USSF-178)

Mission typeEarth Science

Launch siteVandenberg SFB · Space Launch Complex 4E

OrbitPO

Operator agencySpaceX

CountryUnited States

Date2027-03-31

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Second Weather System Follow-on (WSF) satellite. WSF-M (Weather System Follow-on - Microwave) is the next-generation operational environmental satellite system for the Department of Defense (DoD), to replace the microwave wavelength weather forecasting capabilities of the DMSP satellites. Ball Aerospace has been selected in late November 2017 to be the prime contractor for 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) weather satellites with a passive microwave imaging radiometer instrument and hosted Governmen

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