Nick Yen

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National Space Organization

• Nick Yen
• FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Program Director

AMS 2007, San Antonio, Tx, USA
January 15, 2007
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2007 is the 50 Years Anniversary Of Human Space
Activities Since the Launch of Sputnik in 1957
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NSPO Satellite Integration Testing Facility
The first large, high space-standard, high
cleanness facility in Taiwan.
(Operated since 1997)
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FORMOSAT Ground Segment
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FORMOSAT Missions
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Benda Areh, Indonesia
Tsunami occurred in Southern Asia on 26 December
2004
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FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Program
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FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC - Minotaur Launch

• FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Constellation was launch at
  0140 UTC, April 14, 2006 (Taiwan Time April 15
  2006) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA.
• Initial orbit altitude 515 km inclination 72
• Will be maneuvered into six different orbital
  planes for optimal global coverage (at 800 km
  altitude)
• All satellites are in good health and providing
  initial data

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FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Current Constellation
Configuration
FM2 800 km
FM1 518 km
FM5 800 km
FM6 712 km
FM3 518 km
FM4 518 km
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FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Spacecraft State of
Health(as is 01-15-2007)
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GPS Radio Occultation Missions
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Maximizing Science Data Dump by adding more
Ground Stations
Primary Fairbank Kiruna Backup
Hawaii Dungara Additions Chungli McMurdo
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NSPOs Implementation Plan for Next 15 Years
The 2nd Phase Space Program (2004 2018)

• Technology Oriented Program
• Satellite Development
• Space Technology RD
• Advanced Technology RD
• Sounding Rockets

• Mission Oriented Program
• FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC
• Follow-On Mission
• Remote Sensing
• Broadband Communication

• International Cooperation
• Space Science
• Others

• Satellite Applications
• Remote Sensing Data
• Promotion
• Occultation Data for
• Atmospheric Applications
• Broadband Comm Service

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FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Future

• NSPO will commit to the 3 5 years
  constellation operation of
• the current mission.
• NSPO will continue to share the 3 5 years
  operating cost of the
• two remote ground stations, Fairbank and
  Kiruna.
• NSPO has implemented an advanced Program Team
  to begin the
• Follow-On spacecraft design to meet the
  future RO needs.
• NSPO is expecting the continuous cooperation
  with NSF / UCAR
• for the Follow-On mission for a target launch
  of 2012 or sooner.

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FORMOSAT-3 / COSMICFollow-On Program Key Features

• Improved the Spacecraft Bus Performance?
• Increased the RO Science Data Capacity?
• Improved the Science Payload Engineering
  Interfaces?
• Improved Automation System of the Mission
  Operations?
• Incorporated Galileo GPS Compatible RO
  Receivers?
• Fully Implemented We Test What We Fly Flight
  Assurance?
• Implemented Advanced Integral Program Team?

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FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Follow-On
Advanced Program Activity
Advanced Bus Design
2007 2008
2009 2010 2011
2012
Launch 2012/4
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Closing Remarks

• Global warning has become an international
  attention
• RO technique has shown a positive impact to the
  weather forecast system
• Participating other international space programs,
  returning to moon, etc.

• Taiwan is willing to continue to contribute to
  the RO weather monitoring system
• NSPO has exhibited the first successful
  operational RO constellation and ready for
  FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Follow-On
• NSPO is seeking opportunity for international
  cooperation for scientific missions

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NSPO is committed to The FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC
Follow-On ! Welcome to visit NSPO in Taiwan
Thank You for Your Attention !