Argos:

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Argos Where we are Where were going
by Debbie Shaw Service Argos, Inc.
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• Where we are
• Reliable as ever
• 3 satellites carrying Argos-2
• 2 satellites carrying Argos-1
• First 2-way no longer operating
• 40 real-time LUTs
• 20 usage increase in 2004
• New customer web interface

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• Where were going
• NOAA-N (NOAA-18) to be launched Feb. 2005
  carrying Argos-2 instrument
• Late 2005 Metop-1 with Argos-3 and downlink
• NOAA-N will most likely be refurbished and
  launched in 2008 with an Argos-3 instrument
• NPOESS 1st one to be launched 2008 or 2009
• Iridium data processing

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The Argos System
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Argos Space Segment
NOAA 14
NOAA 15
NOAA 16
NOAA 17
Argos 1
Argos 2
Argos 2
Argos 2
NOAA 12
ADEOS II
Argos 1
Argos 2
NOAA 11
NOAA N (18)
Argos 2
Argos 1
February 2005
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Argos Ground Segment 2004

• 2 global centers (CLS - France and SAI - USA) and
  4 regional centers (Australia, Peru, Japan,
  Indonesia)
• 40 receiving antennas
• 5 satellites NOAA 12, 14, 15, 16, 17
• Daily average active platforms 5920
• Over 1000 platforms delivered on the GTS

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Argos Processing Centers
TOULOUSE
TOKYO
LARGO
JAKARTA
LIMA
MELBOURNE
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Real-time Coverage
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Number of Active Platforms
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Types of Active Platforms
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Argos PTT Types (June 2004)
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Web Interface Mapping Option
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NOAA-N
NOAA-N to be launched in February 2005 with
an Argos-2 instrument.
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Third Generation Argos System
(Available on METOP end of 2005)
400 4800 bits per second 12 processing
units -137 dBm 110 kHz receiver bandwidth 2- way
communication
ARGOS 3
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NOAA-N most likely to be refurbished
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Launch Schedule
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Iridium Data Processing

• Currently receiving Iridium data from some
  users
• Working to process the data into GTS messages
• Will eventually release data on the GTS network

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