Una vez en \u00f3rbita, el sat\u00e9lite WSF-M proporcionar\u00e1 a los combatientes estadounidenses y aliados datos meteorol\u00f3gicos esenciales, incluida la medici\u00f3n de la velocidad y direcci\u00f3n del viento en la superficie del oc\u00e9ano, el espesor del hielo, la profundidad de la nieve, la humedad del suelo y el entorno de part\u00edculas cargadas de energ\u00eda de las naves espaciales locales.<\/p>\n
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) — \u00a0<\/strong>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was successfully launched April 11 from Space Launch Complex-4 East carrying U.S. Space Force\u2019s Weather System Follow-on Microwave, or WSF-M, into low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n The launch is the result of a combined effort by the Guardians and Airmen of Space Launch Delta 30 and Space Systems Command in Los Angeles in support of the U.S. Space Force and SSC\u2019s program executive office, Assured Access to Space, as well as SpaceX personnel.<\/p>\n “The launch of the WSF-M satellite represents a significant step forward in our mission to enhance our nation’s space capabilities,” said\u00a0Col. Mark Shoemaker<\/strong><\/a>, Space Launch Delta 30 commander. “Our dedicated Guardians and Airmen at Vandenberg ensure assured access to space, standing ready to support critical national security space launches when our nation calls.\u201d<\/p>\n Once on orbit, the WSF-M satellite will provide U.S. and allied warfighters with essential weather data, including the measurement of ocean surface wind speed and direction, ice thickness, snow depth, soil moisture, and local spacecraft energetic charged particle environment. The data gathered by WSF-M will be provided to meteorologists in support of the generation of a wide variety of weather products necessary to conduct mission planning and operations globally.<\/p>\n