GA-EMS completes IDR for USSF’s EO/IR EWS satellite programme 30 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 30th, 2021 15:17)
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has achieved a major milestone in the US Space Force (USSF) Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) satellite programme by completing the initial design review (IDR) of the programme’s space vehicle and ground segment.
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USSF Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) satellite programme marks critical milestone. Credit: General Atomics.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has achieved a major milestone in the US Space Force (USSF) Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) satellite programme by completing the initial design review (IDR) of the programme’s space vehicle and ground segment.
GA-EMS Completes Initial Design Review of U.S.S.F.’s EO/IR Weather System Prototype Satellite Program Our Bureau 423
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) completed the Initial Design Review (IDR) of the space vehicle and ground segment for the United States Space Force (U.S.S.F.) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) satellite program.
This is the first major milestone in the EWS program that aims to deploy a space vehicle that can meet all of the military’s cloud characterization and theater imagery product requirements in time to replace the current, aging Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP).