Project Status Template

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Polar MaxOctober 24-26, 2006
Col Dan Stockton, USAFSystem Program Director,
IPOMr Dave Ryan, VPProgram Director, NGST
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NPOESSEnvironmental Regimes
Weather, Oceanography Clouds, temperature, wind,
precipitation, currents, tides, land use

• Nowcasting, Forecasting
• Routine weather, disasters, military ops
• Imagers, sounders, active and passive

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Operational Needs

• Top requirements

Air Force
Navy / NOAA
Army
NOAA
Atmospheric vertical temperature and moisture
sounding
Soil moisture
Sea surface winds and temperature
Imagery
Six Key Performance Parameters Plus
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Current Polar Orbiting Systems
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NPOESS Certified Program

• 2 EMD Satellites plus 2 production
• Bus sized to carry all sensors
• VIIRS, CrIS, ATMS, CERES, OMPS-N, SEM,
  ADCS,SARSAT remain
• APS, TSIS, OMPS-L, ERBS, Alt, SuS,
  SESSde-manifested from C1 C2
  accommodationremains
• CMIS deleted from C1, MIS planned for C2 and
  beyond
• Ground architectureessentially unchanged

Continuity, Flexibility, Most Capability within
budget
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Orbit Benefits

• Afternoon 1330 LTAN
• Critical input gt90 for worldwide weather
  forecast models
• Example of products
• Northern coverage Alaska for cloud, fire, and
  volcano detection
• Tactical air, sea, and ground operations
• IR and Micro-wave temperature and moisture
  profiles
• Tracks size and location of Ozone hole
• Measures radiation threat to airline passengers
  and astronauts
• Impact on space-based communications and GPS
  operations
• Early Morning 1730 LTAN
• Critical input for global cloud forecast models
• Example of products
• Supports short term forecast models
• Traditional support to IC mission
• Tactical support to air, sea, and ground
  operations
• Hurricane intensity and accuracy at landfall
• Mid Morning 2130 LTAN
• Enhances worldwide forecast models
• Supports short term forecast products

Continuity of Operational Data Sources Must Be
Top Priority
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Concept of Operations Unchanged
2. Downlink raw data
1. Sense phenomena
3. Transport data to IDPS for processing
X and L bands
Ka-band
Global fiber network connects 15 receptors to IDPS
Field Terminals
SafetyNetTM Receptors
4. Process raw data into EDRs and deliver to
Centrals
Monitor and control Satellites and Ground Elements
MMC (Suitland)
Schriever MMC
Full IDP Capability at each Central NESDIS, AFWA,
FNMOC, NAVO
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NOAA Satellite Operations Facility
NSOF Ready for Ops!
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Preserves Advanced WeatherForecasting Capability
Improvements

• 1330 VIIRS, CrIS, ATMS, SARSAT, ADCS, CERES,
  OMPS-N, SEM
• Retains advanced imager sounders
• Microwave imager/sounder on C3
• 1730 VIIRS, MIS, SARSAT, ADCS
• Retains advanced imagery
• DMSP available for sea surface wind speed and
  temperature until NPOESS
• 2130 relegated to METOP
• Preserves imagery capability with AVHRR
• DMSP available for imagery improvement
• Potential for latency improvement
• Advanced atmospheric sounders enhance
  forecasting
• Scatterometer for ocean winds and waves

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Preserves Climate Data Continuity

• 1330 VIIRS, CrIS, CERES, OMPS-N, ATMS, SARSAT,
  ADCS, SEM
• Retains column ozone and Earth radiation
  observations
• 1730 VIIRS, MIS, SARSAT, ADCS
• Retains advanced imagery
• 2130 orbit relies on MetOp AVHRR, IASI
• Provides imagery, column ozone and trace gases
• Orbits not allowed to drift in local time
• Preserves data base timing continuity
• Preserves full capacity satellite bus
• Accommodates de-manifested sensors APS, TSIS,
  OMPS-L, ERBS, Alt, SuS, and MIS if funded

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Global Earth Observation System of Systems
GEOSS

• A top National Priority
• Acquiring political legitimacy
• Requires International collaboration

NPOESS will be a major U.S. contributor to GEOSS
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NPOESS Supports All GEOSS Societal Benefit Areas
Water Resources
Natural Human Induced Disasters
Ecosystems
Sustainable Agriculture Desertification
Energy Resources
Human Health Well-Being
Oceans
Climate Variability Change
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Advanced ImageryImproves Interpretation

Tough Problems Solved
NRL Process
True Color
Contrails
Dust Fronts
Microwave Precip
Winds

Smoke Plume
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NPOESS Provides Higher Spatial Resolution
Tenerife IslandCanary IslandsFebruary 19,
2004 POES 1122 GMT (NOAA 17) NPOESS 1405
GMT (Simulated from Aqua MODIS)
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Advanced Soundings Result in Better Forecasts

Produces Global Forecast for national and
military users

Where is Isabel headed?
Natl Hurricane Center

Temperature and moisture profiles
All forecasts start with a global model
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Integrated Polar Constellations
CALENDAR YEAR
F13
C4
F19
F20
AM
F17
C2
M
F18
F16
MidAM
MetOp D
MetOp A
MetOp C
MetOp B
C3
N
N
C1
PM
NPP
AQUA
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NPOESS Preparatory Project IPO-NASA Cooperative
Program

• Data continuity for NASAs EOS Terra/Aqua/Aura
  missions
• Instrument risk reduction
• Early delivery / instrument-level test /
  system-level integration and test
• Provides lessons learned and allows time for any
  required modifications before NPOESS first
  launch
• VIIRS - Vis/IR Imager Radiometer Suite (IPO)
• CrIS - Cross-track IR Sounder (IPO)
• ATMS - Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
  (NASA)
• OMPS Ozone Mapping and Profile Suite (IPO)
• Ground System risk reduction
• Early delivery and test of a subset of
  NPOESS-like ground system elements
• Early User Evaluation of NPOESS data products
• Provides algorithms / instrument verification
  and opportunities for instrument calibration /
  validation prior to first NPOESS launch
• Allows for algorithm modification prior to first
  NPOESS launch

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NPOESS Payload Development Status

• VIIRS EDU
• Completed Vibration Testing
• Cryo Radiator testing exceeding required thermal
  margin
• TVAC testing complete
• Anomaly resolution underway
• VIIRS Flight Unit
• Electronics passed TVAC
• Optics passed Vibration testing

CrIS Instrument (ITT)

• CrIS EDU
• Completed
• Verified performance
• Integrated onto NPP Spacecraft
• CrIS Flight Unit
• Integrated
• Acceptance Test Anomalies
• Anomaly root cause under investigation

OMPS Instrument (BATC)

• OMPS Flight Nadir Instrument
• Integrated
• Ambient Testing Completed
• Vibration Testing Completed
• TVAC testing underway
• Vibe test anomaly under evaluation

VIIRS EDU in Thermal Vac Chamber (SBRS)
Certified program presents less risk to launch
dates
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NPOESS Ground, Spacecraft Status

• Ground System (Raytheon IIS)
• Command and Control facilities installed
  passed acceptance test
• Central facility (NSOF) occupancy
• Significant processing latency risk reduction
  achieved

Complex Common Modulator

• Spacecraft Bus (NGST)
• Risk Reduction achieved--Healthy mass and power
  margins
• Unit design progressing

Input/output Brass board
NSOF Operations Facility Completed
Flight Hardware in build and test
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Way Forward

• Nunn-McCurdy validated the national security need
  for NPOESS
• Stakeholders unanimous No operational data
  gap is top priority
• Program plan for the future
• Technical baseline understood
• Detailed planning complete
• Baseline in place Spring 07
• Good Momentum from FY06 into FY07
• World-class team assembled to get the job done

We are developing a detailed and executable plan
for the future