Project Status Template

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American Meteorological Society
2007Third Symposium Future National
Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Col Dan Stockton, USAFSystem Program Director,
IPOMr Dave Ryan, VPProgram Director, NGST
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• NPOESS Integrated Program Office System Program
  Director
• Development and production of the 11.5B NPOESS
  Program
• 22 Years of Acquisition Experience in satellites,
  space launch and aircraft as well as staff and
  Headquarters experience
• Program Manager, Atlas V launch vehicle
• GPS User Equipment Manager later, Chief,
  Integrated Systems Test later GPS Program
  Element Monitor at the Air Staff
• B-2 Operational Capabilities and Avionics Program
  Manager
• Staff tours at Headquarters Air Force Materiel
  Command, National Reconnaissance Office, and the
  Air Staff
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of
  Technology
• Masters of Systems Management, University of
  Southern California

Colonel Dan Stockton NPOESS IPO System Program
Director
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• 29 years of satellite design, development, and
  operations experience
• TRW
• Communications systems engineering
• Satellite payload systems engineering
• Satellite system integration and test
• President, Boeing Satellite Systems International
• Northrop GrummanV.P. Payloads and Sensors
• B.S. and M.E.E ., Electrical Engineering, Rice
  University

Dave Ryan VP NPOESS Program Director Northrop
Grumman
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American Meteorological Society
2007Third Symposium Future National
Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
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


Space Weather Energetic Particles and Auroral
Energy Deposition
Climate, Environment Chemistry, water, pollution,
etc

• Solar Event Forecast
• Communication, navigation, anomaly resolution
• Energetic particle sensors (protons and electrons)

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

• Long Term Monitoring
• Planetary implications
• Radiometers, spectrometers, sounders active and
  passive

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Operational Needs

• Top requirements

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

• 2 EMD Satellites plus 2 Optional (2010 decision)
• 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 C2 MIS planned for C2
• Ground architectureessentially unchanged

Continuity, Flexibility, Affordable Advanced
Capability
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Orbit Priorities

• Afternoon 1330 LTAN
• NOAA top priority
• Critical input gt90 for worldwide weather
  forecast models
• Product Examples
• 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
• AF priority
• Critical input for global cloud forecast models
• Product Examples
• Supports short term forecast models
• Traditional support to Intelligence Community
  mission
• Tactical support to air, sea, and ground
  operations
• Hurricane intensity and accuracy at landfall
• Mid Morning 2130 LTAN

Continuity of Operational Data Sources is the Top
Priority
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Concept of Operations Unchanged
2. Downlink raw data
1. Sense phenomena
3. Transport data to Centrals for processing
X and L bands
Ka-band
Global fiber network connects 15 receptors to
Centrals
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
NPP C3 Integrated Hardware and Software delivered
to and tested at NSOF and other operational sites
2 months early and on cost!
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Provides Advanced WeatherForecasting Capability
Improvements

• 1330 VIIRS, CrIS, ATMS, SARSAT, ADCS, CERES,
  OMPS-N, SEM
• Advanced imager sounders
• Conical microwave imager/sounder on C3
• 1730 VIIRS, MIS, SARSAT, ADCS
• Advanced cloud imagery
• DMSP SSMI/S available for sea surface wind speed
• 0930 assigned to MetOp
• Cloud imagery capability with AVHRR
• DMSP available for additional cloud imagery, sea
  surface wind speed
• Potential for latency improvement
• Advanced atmospheric sounders
• Scatterometer for ocean winds and waves

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Provides Climate Data Continuity

• 1330 VIIRS, CrIS, CERES, OMPS-N, ATMS, SARSAT,
  ADCS, SEM
• Column ozone, Earth radiation and cloud
  observations
• 1730 VIIRS, MIS, SARSAT, ADCS
• Advanced cloud imagery
• 2130 orbit provided by MetOp AVHRR, IASI, GOME
  
• Cloud imagery, column ozone and trace gases
• Orbits maintained with no drift in local time
• Data base timing continuity
• Full capacity satellite bus and ground segments
  to accommodate future
• sensors including MIS, APS, TSIS, OMPS-L,
  ERBS, Alt, and SESS

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Global Earth Observation System of Systems
GEOSS

• A top National Priority
• An Emerging International Priority
• Provides Political Legitimacy
• Enhances 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 Cloud 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

Where is Isabel headed?
Natl Hurricane Center

Temperature and moisture profiles
All forecasts start with a global model
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NPOESS Flight Schedule
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
NPOESS and METOP team up to replace Heritage
Systems
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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 Status

• VIIRS EDU
• Being Integrated on NPP S/C
• Completed Vibration Testing
• TVAC testing anomaly resolution underway
• VIIRS Flight Unit
• Completed Characterization Tests
• Ambient EMI tests begin 2Q CY07
• TVAC to begin by end of CY07

CrIS Instrument (ITT)

• CrIS EDU
• Completed
• Verified performance
• CrIS Flight Unit
• Vibe test failure under investigation
• Unit Disassembled
• Subsystem Testing Underway
• Rework anticipated
• One Year Slack to NPP Need Date

OMPS Instrument (BATC)

• OMPS Flight Nadir Instrument
• Sensor Integrated
• Ambient Testing Completed
• Vibration Testing Completed
• Vibe test anomaly resolved
• TVAC re-test considered
• Re-start ATP imminent

VIIRS EDU in Thermal Vac Chamber (SBRS)
Significant Progress Retiring Sensor Development
Risks
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NPOESS Status

• Ground Segments (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
• Preliminary Design Audit Updates Completed Nov 06
• Unit designs progressing

Input/output Brass board
NSOF Operations Facility Completed
Spacecraft and GroundMeeting Cost Schedule
Objectives
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The Way Ahead

• Certification re-validated the national security
  need for NPOESS
• Stakeholders unanimous No operational data
  gap is top priority
• Flying NPOESS Preparatory Project on schedule is
  key
• Program plan for the future
• Technical baseline understood
• Detailed planning complete
• Baseline in place Spring 07
• FY 2010 Program decision point for C3 and C4

We are developing a detailed and executable plan
for the future