Defense Weather Satellite System

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The Defense Weather Satellite System (DWSS)1 was a United States Department of Defense weather satellite system to have been built by Northrop Grumman Corporation2 projected for launch in 2018.3 In January 2012, the US Air Force cancelled the program.4

DWSS was a follow-on for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) mission. The DWSS, together with the still continuing Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) project, was to replace the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) project which itself was cancelled in January 2010.5


References

  1. ^ "Defense Weather Systems Directorate Defense Weather Systems Directorate: DWSS Factsheet". Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "Northrop Grumman DWSS Home Page". Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  3. ^ Northrop Grumman Receives Authorization from U.S. Air Force to Begin Work on Defense Weather Satellite System
  4. ^ "Proposed next-generation weather satellites get the ax". Spaceflight Now. January 24, 2012. 
  5. ^ Reuters: Northrop in $427 million U.S. Air Force satellite deal
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