Greg Mandt. AMS 90 th Annual Meeting 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems NPOESS and GOES R

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1 An Overview of the GOES R Program Greg Mandt System Program Director AMS 90 th Annual Meeting 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems NPOESS and GOES R January19 19, 2010

2 GOES R Team 2

3 NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) GOES 4 7 Vertical profiling GOES 13,14,P Simultaneous, independent imaging, sounding GOES 1 3 NOAA s First GOES Spin stabilized GOES axis stabilized Simultaneous imaging, sounding 100% of time GOES R series Improved spectral, spatial and temporal resolution in imaging Lightning mapping Improved spaceweather monitoring 3

4 Launch Schedule 4

5 Program /System Flight Segment Ground Segment S p a c e c r a f t I n s t r u m e n t s System Rqmts Review complete o System Design Review scheduled Spacecraft contract execution begun 5 Instrument contracts underway Core contract awarded to Harris Corp. ABI Critical Design complete Core SRR complete GAS draft RFP released RBU lease awarded 80% delivery of baseline product algorithms o Working towards IBR and SDR o ABI engineering unit is testing o GLM, EXIS, and SUVI Critical Design underway o SEISS brassboard in development o Antenna source selection in progress o CLASS delta SRR/SDR scheduled Launch Readiness 10/2015 Development Integration and Testing

6 GOES R Spacecraft Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co (LMSSC) began work on July 22, Spacecraft kick off meeting held at the end of September. Size: ~5.5 meters (from launch vehicle interface to top of ABI) Mass: Satellite (spacecraft and payloads) dry mass <2800kg Power Capacity: > 4000W at end oflife (includes accounting for limited array degredation) d Solar UV Imager (SUVI) Space Environmental Insitu Suite (SEISS) Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Extreme UV/X ray Irradiance Sensor (EXIS) Magnetometer t Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Unique Payload Services: High Rate Information Transmission/Emergency Managers Weather Information Network (HRIT/EMWIN) Data Collection System (DCS) Searchand and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) Repeater GOES R Re Broadcast (GRB) Spacecraft/Instrument Overview: Tim Walsh Wed, Jan 20 8:30am 6

7 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) 16 channel imager Improves upon current capabilities in spectral information (3X), spatial coverage (4X), and temporal resolution (5X) Continues current products and allows for new products for severe weather forecasting, fire and smoke monitoring, volcanic ash advisories, and more Current Status Prototype Model (PTM) sensor unit complete PTM Instrument bench testing underway Coming Soon: PTM Environmental tests in Spring 2010 Delta Critical Design Review (CDR) in late FY2010 ABI Status: Paul Griffith Wed, Jan 20 8:45am ABI Applications: Tim Schmit Wed, Jan 20 10:30am 7

8 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Detects total strikes: in cloud, cloud to cloud, and cloud to ground Complements today s land based systems that only measures cloud to ground (about 15% of the etotal lightning) g) Increased coverage over oceans and land Currently no ocean coverage, and limited land coverage in dead zones EDU rear lens housing Current Status Successfully conducted Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Photo credit: Shane Lear, NOAA Coming Soon: CDR in summer 2010 GLM Status: Bert Dixon Wed, Jan 20 9:00am GLM Applications: Steve Goodman Wed, Jan 20 10:45am 8

9 Space Weather: Space Environmental In Situ Suite (SEISS), Solar UV Imager (SUVI), Extreme UV/X ray Irradiance Sensor (EXIS) Space Environment impacts Earth Instruments t provide early warning Communications satellites / power grids Voice and data blackouts over poles Communications blackouts Aviation routing Astronaut safety Solar storms can expose astronauts to equivalent of 8 chest X rays Space Photo Weather credit: David Miller, Applications: NOAA S.M. Hill Wed, Jan 20 11:00am 9

10 Space Weather: Space Environmental In Situ Suite (SEISS), Solar UV Imager (SUVI), Extreme UV/X ray Irradiance Sensor (EXIS) SUVI: SM STS Assembly SEISS: Brassboard Units Current Status: SUVI and EXIS successfully conducted CDRs EXIS: Engineering Test Unit (XRS) End to End Test with X ray Source Coming Soon: SEISS CDR in spring

11 Ground System Current Status: Completed Integrated Baseline Review in late 2009 Coming Soon: Core System Definition Review in Spring2010 NOAA Satellite Operations Facility Wallops Command & Data Acquisition Station Ground Segment Update: Vanessa Griffin Wed, Jan 20 4:15pm 11

12 Antenna System Sites Current Status: Remote back up facility lease awarded and signed Coming Soon: Antenna systems source selection underway NOAA Satellite Operations Facility Wallops Command & Data Acquisition Station Remote Backup Facility Fairmont, WV 12

13 Algorithm Working Group Algorithm Development Calibration, Validation, and Verification Algorithm Sustainment and Product Tailoring Current Status: 80% Algorithm Packages for Baseline Products completed Sept 2009 Coming Soon: 100% Algorithm Packages for Baseline Products due Sept % Algorithm Packages for Option Products due Sept t2010 AWG Update: Mitch Goldberg Tues, Jan 19 4:30pm 13

14 User Readiness Proving Ground Working with cooperative e institutes, tes weather forecast offices, NCEP National Centers, and NOAA Testbeds (75+ partners) Goal is Day 1 readiness and effective transition to operations Training and Education Online training modules Proving Ground Update Jim Gurka Wed, Jan 20, 5:00pm User Readiness, Training Resources Jan 20, 4:00pm & Thurs. Jan 21, 11:00am 14

15 Summary Stages of Program Management Confusion Disillusionment Wild Enthusiasm Panic Search for the guilty Punishment of the innocent Reward the non-participants 15