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Space Force launches experimental weather satellite

January 3, 2023
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By Courtney Albon, Published by DefenseNews, 3 January 2023 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force on Tuesday morning launched an experimental weather satellite, part of a push to improve its on-orbit weather forecasting capabilities. The satellite flew on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the company’s Transporter-6 mission,

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The new electro-optical/infrared satellite is intended to replace the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. (Lockheed Martin)

US Space Force considers purchasing weather data as a service

January 11, 2022
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By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 11 January 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is developing an acquisition strategy to buy weather data as a service and may release an official solicitation later this year. While the Department of Defense has historically relied on its own electro-optical satellites to

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The new electro-optical/infrared satellite is intended to replace the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. (Lockheed Martin)

US Space Force awards $67M deal to Raytheon to test prototype weather satellite

December 17, 2021
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By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNet, 17 December 2021 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has awarded Raytheon Technologies a $67 million contract to test a prototype weather system the company designed for the service, the American firm announced Dec. 15. The Space Force initially selected Raytheon Intelligence & Space

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches on the Defense Department's STP-3 mission from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Dec. 7, 2021. (Joel Kowsky/NASA)

Space Force launches experimental payloads into orbit

December 7, 2021
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By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNet, 7 December 2021 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force launched a host of experimental payloads into orbit along with a NASA satellite Dec. 7 as part of the Space Test Program. Nine Space Force payloads selected by the Defense Department’s Space Experiment Review Board

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One of the gates to Redstone Arsenal. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

Alabama-led space weather forecasts could help Space Command

June 30, 2021
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By Lee Roop, Published by Stars and Stripes, 30 June 2021 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Tribune News Service) — Scientific research under way in Huntsville to improve space weather predictions will help the U.S. Space Command manage future natural threats to vital satellite communications and also shows the technical expertise available in

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