Arctic Weather Satellite

Arctic Weather Satellite
Arctic Weather Satellite design, 2021
Mission typeWeather satellite
OperatorESA, EUMETSAT
COSPAR ID2024-149CZ
SATCAT no.60563Edit this on Wikidata
Website
Mission duration5 years (expected)
Spacecraft properties
BusInnoSat
ManufacturerOHB Sweden OHB SE
Launch mass120 kilograms (260 lb)
Power160 Watts
Start of mission
Launch date16 August 2024
RocketFalcon 9
Launch siteVandenberg SLC-4E
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
RegimeSun-synchronous
Altitude600 km

The Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS) is a technology demonstrator weather satellite built by consortium led by OHB Sweden, a satellite provider and subsidiary of OHB SE, under the direction by the European Space Agency (ESA) and EUMETSAT. It was launched in August 2024 from Vandenberg and is a precursor of the future EPS-Sterna satellite constelation.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Arctic Weather Satellite and Φsat-2 launch into orbit". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Arctic Weather Satellite lifts off to set the stage for better forecasts". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  3. ↑ "AWS (Arctic Weather Satellite)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  4. ↑ Lagaune, Bastiaan; Berge, Sten; Emrich, Anders (2021-08-11). "Arctic Weather Satellite, A Microsatellite Constellation for Improved Weather Forecasting in Arctic and Globally". Small Satellite Conference.
  5. ↑ "Arctic Weather Satellite successful launch". OHB Sweden. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
  6. ↑ "Introducing the Arctic Weather Satellite". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
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