Overview of Current and Future NOAA Polar Satellite Systems Emily Harrod Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution Asia-Pacific Satellite Data Exchange

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Overview of Current and Future NOAA Polar
Satellite SystemsEmily HarrodOffice of
Satellite Data Processing and Distribution
Asia-Pacific Satellite Data Exchange
Utilization Group (APSDEU)Honolulu, September
20 22, 2006
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OSDPD Functional Re-alignment
OSDPD
Satellite Services Division Dave Benner -
Product Transition and Implementation -
Prototype Operations - NCEP/JCSDA/ORA
Interface - NIC
Program Management Division Barbara Banks -
Office wide Program Management - Strategic
Planning - Budget Formulation - Performance
Measures - OSD Interface

• Information Processing
• Division
• Reginald Lawrence
• - OSDPD CIO
• - GOES/POES Processing
• Data Distribution
• IT Support Contract

Note Personnel move to new building, NSOF, is
scheduled for October 27, 2006. Address and
phone number changes will be provided.
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Constellation Orbital Configuration
NOAA-18
NOAA-16
2221A (drift-0.6min/mo)
2120A (drift 3.1 min/mo)
NOAA-12
NOAA-15
1744A (drift-2.0min/mo)
1703A (drift1.2min/mo)
NOAA-14
1513 (drift3.2min/mo)
NOAA-17
1200
Local noon
1346 (drift-1.0min/mo)
Sun
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Constellation Configuration

• NOAA-18 (5/11/05)
• Primary PM satellite
• GACs
• LACs
• HIRS testing
• HRPT on STX-1 (low frequency)
• No APT
• NOAA-17 (6/24/02)
• Primary AM satellite
• GACS
• LACs
• HRPT on STX-3 (high frequency)
• AP
• NOAA-16 (9/21/00)
• Secondary PM satellite
• GACs
• No LACs

• NOAA-15 (5/13/98)
• Backup AM satellite
• GACs
• No LACs (downlink constraint)
• HRPT on STX-2 (middle frequency)
• No APT
• NOAA-14 (12/30/94)
• Discontinued IPD support October 6, 2006
• SEM and DCS
• HRPT on STX-3 (high frequency)
• No APT
• NOAA-12 (5/14/91)
• Discontinued IPD general support October 6, 2006
• SEM and DCS 1B will continue
• HRPT on STX-1 (low frequency) will continue for
  direct readout only
• APT will continue

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Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES)
Status Aug 1, 2006
NOAA-12 Standby LTAN1706
NOAA-18 Primary LTAN1343
NOAA-17 Primary LTAN2219
NOAA-16 Backup LTAN1523
NOAA-15 Backup LTAN1738
NOAA-14 Standby LTAN2139
Payload Instrument
AVHRR
G
G
Y
Y
Y
G
HIRS
Y1
G
Y
G

Y
R3
AMSU-A1
G
R2
G
Y
Y

AMSU-A2
G
G
G
G

AMSU-B
G
G
Y
MHS
G

MSU

Y
R4
SSU


DCS
G
G
G
G
G
G
SARR

G
Y
G
Y
G
SARP
G
G
G
R5
G

SEM
G
G
Y
G
G
G
SBUV
G
Y
Y
G

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Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES)
Status Aug 1, 2006
NOAA-14 Standby LTAN2139
NOAA-12 Standby LTAN1706
NOAA-18 Primary LTAN1343
NOAA-17 Primary LTAN2219
NOAA-16 Backup LTAN1523
NOAA-15 Backup LTAN1738
Spacecraft Bus
Command and Control
G
G
G
G
G
Y
Electrical Power
G
G
G
G
G
Y
Attitude Determination
G
G
G
G
G
Y
Communications
G
G
G
G
Y
Y
Thermal Control
G
G
G
G
Y
G
Data Handling (Recorders)
G
G
G
Y
Y
Y
Status Key for POES R Failed Not
Operational O Unable to meet most
requirements Y Capable of meeting some,
but not all requirements G Capable of
meeting all requirements ? Status
Change


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NOAA-18 HIRS

• NOAA-18 HIRS H305 on-orbit testing
• September 11 - Commanded scan mirror to IWT
  position (parked) and turned FW housing heater
  on. (Completed)
• September 13 - Completed 48-hour soak with heater
  on. Turned heater off at 2033z. (Completed)
• September 14 - Commenced normal scanning at
  1830z. (Completed)
• September 15 thru 22 - Monitor radiometric data
• September 25 - Command mirror to IWT position
  (parked) and turn FW housing heater on

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NOAA-18 HIRS(continued)

• September 27 After completing 48-hour soak with
  heater on, commence Test 2 varying mirror
  positions, at completion turn Filter Wheel
  housing heater off
• September 28 - Commence normal scanning
• September 29 thru October 6 - Monitor
  radiometric data
• October 6 1800 UTC Telecon (tentative) to
  discuss data and test results.

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Pre-K Operational Support

• NOAA-12 and NOAA-14 level 1B support terminates
  on October 6, 2006
• Current operational systems replaced with UNIX
  platforms
• Pre-K 1B processing will not be ported to new
  systems due to resource constraints
• SEM and DCS processing will continue
• Limited access (available passes)
• HRPT data will still be available to the direct
  readout user community

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Continuity of Operational Satellite Programs
NOAA Satellite Launches Scheduled to Maintain
Continuity
CY
2009
2010
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
GOES 10
GOES 11
GOES West
GOES 13
GOES R
NOAA 16 (PM)
NOAA 17 (AM)

METOP-A (mid-AM)
European Coordination
METOP-B (mid-AM)
NPP
NPOESS C1 (PM)
NPOESS C2 (AM)
NPOESS C3 (PM)
NPOESS C4 (AM)launch late 2022
Actual launch dates are determined by the
failure of on-orbit assets
Satellite is operational beyond design life
Assumes METOP will provide the morning orbit
and NOAA-N will provide afternoon orbit
instruments
On-orbit GOES storage
GOES R-Series may be single or suite of
satellites (distributed constellation)
Extended operation
8/22/2006
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Polar Launches
POES Spacecraft Launch Readiness or Need Date Planned Launch Date
NOAA-N/18 (pm) November 2004 May 11, 2005
METOP-2/A (am) October 2006 October 7, 2006
NOAA-N (pm) June 2007 February 2009
METOP-1/B (am) March 2010 December 2010
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Metop-2 Points of Interest

• Same NOAA instruments as NOAA-N/18, except SBUV
  (morning mission)
• Metop unique instruments
• IASI
• ASCAT
• GOME
• GRAS
• Maneuvers in plane and out-of-plane
• Yaw-steering
• Level 1B format changes
• New Telemetry data file

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Metop-2 Points of Interest(continued)

• Level 1B processing changes
• FRAC (Full Resolution Area Coverage) 1b data
  available and archived
• GAC generated from FRAC on the ground but not
  archived
• Eumetsat unique instrument 1B/1C data available
• Users need to register with Eumetsat
• Data encryption when in data denial mode
• Data available after launch
• NESDIS will not distribute data to user community
  until 60 days after launch for testing only
• Will not be declared operational until at least 6
  months after launch or when notified by Eumetsat

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NOAA-N Prime

• Satellite integration status
• Spacecraft mechanical assembly complete
• Detailed Electrical Testing of spacecraft
  complete
• Instruments integrated with electrical testing
  underway
• Environmental testing to start this fall.
• Current contractual launch date is December 2007
• Looking at options to delay launch date to
  February 2009 to ensure continuity of data and
  services until launch of first NPOESS satellite

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Certified NPOESS Program
Overview
CALENDAR YEAR
AM
F13
C4
F19
F20
F17
C2
M
mid-AM
F18
F16
Post EPS
Metop A
Metop C
Metop B
C3
PM
N
N
C1
NPP
AQUA
Description
Sensor Configuration

• NPOESS bus sized to carry full sensor
  configuration
• Constellation of 2 EMD and 2 Production
  satellites
• Terminate CMIS
• Compete new Microwave Imager/Sounder starting
  with C2
• NOAA/NASA forecasting models and selected climate
  continuity preserved
• Restructuring of NGST contract required
• All secondary sensor integration planned and
  budgeted
• Dependent on MetOp for mid-morning orbit
• Contractor and government management continuity
  preserved

• Core Sensors
• AM VIIRS, Microwave Image/Sounder,
• SARSAT, ADCS
• PM VIIRS, Microwave Imager/Sounder
• (C3), CrIS, ATMS,
• CERES (C1),OMPS-Nadir,
• SEM, SARSAT, ADCS
• Non-Manifested Sensors
• APS, TSIS, OMPS-Limb, ERBS, Full SESS, SUSS