NPOESS Program Update

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• NPOESS Program Update
• Benjie Spencer
• Systems Engineering Division
• 31 March 2008

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Program Overview

• Mission
• National, operational, polar-orbiting
  environmental monitoring capability
• Converges DoD NOAA weather satellite programs
• Incorporates new technology from NASA programs
• International cooperation with European Metop
  satellite
• Benefits
• Critical input to weather forecast models
• NPOESS will improve accuracy and expedite data
  products
• Greatly improved direct broadcast data to users
  worldwide
• Science-quality data to all users including
  research scientists and continuity of climate
  data records

NPOESS
NPP/NPOESS
1730
1330
2130
Local Equatorial Crossing Time
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Meeting Operational Needs




Sea surface winds and temperature
Atmospheric temperature and moisture climate
data
Soil moisture
Imagery
Six Key Performance Parameters Plus
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Advanced Cloud Imagery Improves Interpretation
Microwave Precip
Winds

Smoke Plume
NRL Process
True Color
Tough Problems Solved
Dust Fronts
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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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Current Program Status

• Performance on NPOESS Engineering, Manufacturing
  Development program
• System design meets requirements for improvements
  in data delivery for current and accurate weather
  forecasting
• On track to deliver essential weather
  measurements and 14 of 26 essential climate
  variables
• System capacity to accommodate de-manifested
  sensors and other sensors to provide additional
  monitoring
• Currently re-manifesting OMPS-Limb and CERES on
  NPP
• NPOESS sensors are in final testing for delivery
  for NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) launch
  June 2010 in 1330 LTAN
• NPOESS is on track for Jan 2013 launch of C1
  spacecraft

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Systems Engineering and Science Progress

• Algorithms Verification
• Algorithms functioning as an integrated system
• Initial phase of algorithm development is 85
  compete
• Near-term focus is on completing test
  verification of operational algorithm software

• Integration and Test
• Critical Design Review scheduled for April 2009
• Initial NPOESS Preparatory Project compatibility
  tests completed
• Command, Control, Communications (C3) Segment for
  NPP is complete

• Operations Support
• Effective transition from C3 to Operations
  Support (OS) in Jan 07
• On track for Integrated Data Processing System
  and C3S development teams to perform OS through
  EMD

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NPOESS Spacecraft
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Sensor Suite for NPP, C1, and C2

• VIIRS Visible / Infrared Imager / Radiometer
  Suite
• MIS Microwave Imager / Sounder
• CrIS Cross-track Infrared Sounder
• ATMS Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
• SEM Space Environment Monitor
• OMPS Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
• ADCS Advanced Data Collection System
• SARSAT Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking
• CERES Clouds Earths Radiant Energy System

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Sensor Suite for NPP, C1, and C2
Environmental Sensors developed through EMD
contract
VIIRS
OMPS
CrIS
GPS
(2)
(3)
(2)
Government Furnished Sensors separately developed
ATMS
SARSAT
CERES
ADCS
MIS
SEM
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
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Sensor Payload Development Progress

• OMPS Flight Unit
• Nadir environmental testing completed
• Electrical and mechanical interface to NPP
  verified
• OMPS Limb re-manifested on NPP
• Integrated Sensor Suite Testing in Spring

• VIIRS EDU
• Completed system data handling testing while
  integrated on NPP
• VIIRS Flight Unit
• System integration completed
• Environmental testing in Spring 08

CrIS Instrument (ITT)

• CrIS EDU
• Completed system data handling testing while
  integrating on NPP
• CrIS Flight Unit
• Frame testing successfully completed
• System integration and test started in October
  2007
• Delivery in May 2008

VIIRS EDU (Raytheon) integrated on NPP (BATC)
OMPS Instrument (BATC)
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Ground Segment Progress
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NPOESS Data Delivery
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NPOESS Program Schedule
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
Time now
Windsat/Coriolis
Operations
(Launched 6 Jan 03)
Sensor Delivery Date
NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP)
NPP Sensor Development
Payloads
A
B
NPP Launch
Integration Test
NPP Operations
Spacecraft
Cal /Val
A
B
NPP GR
IDP Segment / C3 Segment
NPP Ground Development
C-1 Payload Deliveries
C-1 Launch
NPOESS
System CDR
Spacecraft C-1 (RDTE funds)
NPOESS C-1 Spacecraft Development
Integration Test
Cal /Val
C-2 (RDTE funds)
NPOESS C-2 Spacecraft Development
C-3
C-3 Advance Procurement
Production Decision
C-4
C-4 Advance Procurement
NPOESS GR
IDP Segment / C3 Segment
IDPS C3S Development
Acceptance Testing
Cal /Val
Opera.
Integration / test
Design / development
Concept activities
Operations / sustainment
Key events
Production / fielding
C3 Command, Control, Communications Cal/Val
Calibration/Validation CDR Critical Design
Review GR Ground Readiness IT Integration
Test IDP Interface Data Processing IOC Initial
Operational Capability PDR Preliminary
Design Review NPOESS C-3 and C-4 Production
units to be incrementally funded
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Field Terminal Segment Changes

• NOAA/NESDIS/IPO contractor will only be
  delivering operational HRD and LRD Algorithms
• NOAA/NESDIS/IPO will have a demonstration
  terminal that will process NPP HRD with IPOPP
• Will only support IBM AIX Operating System
• Retained Original LRD baseline design on NPOESS
• Using JPEG-2000 Lossy Compression
• Will monitor HRD and LRD downlinks at Svalbard

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Field Terminal Segment - What Changed?
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New Direct Readout Roles and Responsibilities
Responsibility Legend
Operational Algorithms NGST/Raytheon
NPP/NPOESS
Mission and Ancillary
Satellites
User Agency/ Vendor
Data
(HRD/LRD Downlink)
IPOPP IPO, NASA DRL, UW
IPOPP NPP Ancillary Data Server
Satellite
-
SPE
Interface
NPOESS Mission Support Data Server (C3)
NPOESS Ancillary Data NGST

Ancillary Data (NCEP-GFS, FNMOC-NOGAPS, NISE)

Auxiliary Data
NPOESS to FT ICD NGST

TLE
Mission Status Data
FT
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MSDS
Interface
Direct Readout Ground Station
(Optional)
DPE
-
MAE
Interface
Product requests
HDF files
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Summary

• Since Last EOS/NPP DB International Meeting
• Field Terminal Segment Changes
• Extension of IPOPP to include NPOESS
• IPOPP will only use NPOESS sanctioned algorithms
• Substantial progress real hardware delivered
• Command and Control System complete installed
  at NOAA Satellite Operations facility
• Data Processing System completed 4 of 5 software
  builds ready to handle weather and climate data
• NPOESS Sensor EDU integration onto NPP spacecraft
  on plan to support launch
• Sensor Flight Hardware completing rigorous
  testing
• Operational Space Segment development on track
  for implementing Nations next generation
  environmental monitoring system

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Thank You !