flown by SpaceX USA

USSF-62

Success
APR 11202414:25:00 UTC

WSF-M 1 was the first of two planned Weather System Follow-on Microwave satellites, designed to replace the aging Defense Meteorological Satellite Program's microwave sensing capability. The mission flew under a Phase 2 Space Force weather-satellite contract awarded in 2022.

launched from SLC-4E Vandenberg

aboard Falcon 9 B5 F9-322 into SSO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

Booster

B1082.3

Landed on ground pad · LZ-4

Payload

USSF-62 (WSF-M 1)

Space weather

last updated Jun 16, 2026