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Global Weather, Climate, Hazard Monitoring System

Tri-Agency Combined Environmental Monitoring System in Support of Civil and Defense Missions. Rapid data delivery 4x faster than legacy systems enables quicker reaction to changing conditions 10x the data of existing systems Accurate data - better forecasts International collaboration

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Global Weather, Climate, Hazard Monitoring System

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  1. Tri-Agency Combined Environmental Monitoring System in Support of Civil and Defense Missions • Rapid data delivery 4x faster than legacy systems enables quicker reaction to changing conditions • 10x the data of existing systems • Accurate data - better forecasts • International collaboration • Can contribute to 19 of 26 Essential Climate Variables NPOESS Status • Critical inputs to weather forecast models and global change monitoring • Science quality data to operational users and research scientists • Continuity of climate data records Global Weather, Climate, Hazard Monitoring System

  2. NPOESS System is End-to-End Remote Sensing Launch Support Sensors/Sensor Accommodation CrIS ATMS SEM Component CERES Command, Control, and Communications Spacecraft Science and Algorithms Field Terminals Data Processing Data Products Delivered to Users Operations and Sustainment

  3. NPOESS Concept of Operations 5 3 1 4 2 Transport data toCentrals for Processing DownlinkRaw Data SensePhenomena X & L bands Ka-band Global fiber network connects 15 unattended receptor sites to Centrals Field Terminals SafetyNetTM Receptors Process data into SDRs and EDRs and deliver to Centrals Monitor/Control Satellites and Ground Elements Full IDP Capability at each Central NOAA, Air Force, and 2 Navy sites MMC MissionManagementCenter(Suitland, MD) NESDIS FNMOC AFWA NAVO AMMC AlternateMissionManagementCenter (Aurora, CO) NOAA

  4. NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) Payloads VIIRS: Completed TVAC testing. Good sensor performance (signal to noise, etc). PSR 3-4 Nov CrIS: Environmental test completed, good performance results. Workmanship concerns will delay Pre-Ship Review. Deliver to NPP early next year OMPS: Instrument currently installed on NPP. Question over set screw on resolver to be resolved 21 Oct. Ground IDPS transitioned to operations control on Jul 7 Equipment en-route to McMurdo Ground System Interface Test Nov 09 Operations First NPP Mission Rehearsal (MR0) held Jun 22-26 System Engineering Sensor Performance Analysis results - meets or exceeds KPPs and most EDRs Early Space-to-Ground testing #4 completed in Feb System External Interface test performed at AFWA and NESDIS in Jun NPOESS Payloads ATMS F2. Completed manufacturing readiness review June OMPS F2: Nadir spectrometers aligned VIRS F2: Procurements in progress CrIS F2: Procurements in progress CERES F6: Development in progress SEM-N: SRR completed. PDR held in Aug. IBR in Nov MIS: Successful SRR/SRDR at NRL in May. PDR in Mar10 ADCS & SARSAT: In production and on track TSIS: Sensor on in progress at LASP. PDR complete Ground/Ops IDPS CDA completed in Aug Space Segment Electrical Engineering Model Testbed early integration started on schedule on Jun 1 with Command & Data Handling units System Engineering Held System Critical Design Review – major milestone for the program NG CDR closeout in Aug Enterprise Review begins later this year NPOESS Program: CERES Delivered OMPS Delivered CrIS TVAC Complete VIIRS EMI and Vibe Complete IDPS at NESDIS Complete IDPS AFWA Complete NPOESS SBC Eng model delivered

  5. CERES OMPS NPP Spacecraft ATMS Three of Five Sensors Installed on NPP. CrIS Instrument VIIRS in Thermal Vacuum Chamber NPP Satellite at Spacecraft facility NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) in integration phase

  6. NPOESS Payload Development Status CrIS Instrument (ITT) VIIRS Instrument (Raytheon) OMPS Instrument (Ball) Cross-track Infrared Sounder • with ATMS provides atmospheric temperature, moisture, and pressure profiles • Flight 1 sensor completed environmental and performance tests • Performance meets or exceeds EDR requirements • Parts issues at ITT require rework of Several components • Penalty TVAC will delay PSR Visible/Infrared Imager/ Radiometer Suite • provides 22 EDRs of atmospheric and surface environmental data • Flight 1 ambient and environmental testing completed • VIIRS F1 completed polarization characterization • Upcoming: Pre-Ship Review scheduled for Nov 2009 Ozone Mapping & Profiler Suite • provides ozone data • Flight 1 integrated on NPP spacecraft • Studying set screw issue: resolution this week

  7. NPOESS Payload Development Status ATMS Instrument (NGES) CERES Instrument (NGST) TSIS Instrument (LASP) Advanced TechnologyMicrowave Sounder • with CrIS provides atmospheric temperature, moisture, and pressure profiles • Flight 1 integrated on NPP in 2005 • Flight 2 Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) completed June 2 2009 Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy System provides data on incoming and outgoing radiant energy • Flight Module 5 integrated on the NPP spacecraft in Nov 08 • Flight 6 in Development Total Solar Irradiance Sensor provides data on the amount of energy emitted by the Sun incident on Earth • Approved by EXCOM for C1 satellite on 1 May 2008 • LASP on contract to delivery sensor in Jun 2012, within C1 need date • TSIS PDR completed in Apr 2009

  8. NPOESSPayload Development Status Tx Antennas Receive Antenna Energetic Particle Spectrometer (EPS) Medium-energy detector Special Sensor J5 (SSJ5-N) Low-energy detector SAR Repeater (DND) Receiver Processing Unit (RPU) Transmitter Unit (TXU) High Energy Sensor (HES) MIS Instrument (NRL) SEM Instrument (JHU/APL) A-DCS (CNES) & SARSAT (DND) Microwave Imager Sounder • provides soil moisture and sea surface winds • System Requirements Review (SRR) and System Design Review (SRDR) completed in May • IBR in Nov • Flight 1 Critical Design Review in 2011 with delivery in 2014 providing adequate margin to the C2 satellite need date Space Environmental Monitor provides data on charged particles entering the Earth’s atmosphere • Systems Requirements Review completed in Feb 2009 • PDR held in August • Deliver by Jun 2012, within C1 need date • Advanced Data Collection System &Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking • monitors data from unmanned sites & relays distress signals from mariners and aviators in distress • SAR Processor unit complete • SAR Receiver unit CDR in 2009 • A-DCS 4 PDR completed in Mar (High heritage from A-DCS 3)

  9. NPOESS Systems Eng., Integration & Test (SEIT), Algorithms, and Space Segment Status NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) Satellite to Ground Testing • System Engineering, Integration and Test • System Technical Baseline fully established / documented • NGST System CDR review completed August 2009 SDR – Sensor Data Record NSIPS Prototype atNSOF • Algorithms and Data Products • Delivered EDR algorithm updates to IDPS, maturity high across all critical EDRs • Delivered VIIRS, CrIS, and OMPS SDR algorithm updates to IDPS. Final SDRs after sensor tests • Algorithm support environment installed at NGAS • NPOESS Science Investigator-led Processing System (NSIPS) in development for calibration and validation for NPP/NPOESS missions EDR – Environmental Data Record NPOESS C1 Satellite detailed design Space Segment Hardware • NPOESS Space Segment • Successfully completed Critical Design Audit (CDA) in Feb plus 85 predecessor lower level CDAs • Radio Frequency (RF) Engineering Model (EM) and Command and Data Handing (C&DH) EM components completed • Electrical EM Test Bed (EEMTB) started integration in June 2009 RF Comm C&DH ACS Power

  10. NPOESS Ground System and Operations & Sustainment Status • Interface Data Processing Segment (IDPS) • Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of build 1.5 (for NPP) completed • NESDIS Site Acceptance Test (SAT) completed 18 days ahead of schedule • Hardware installation and test at Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) completed • Operational handover was in July 2009 IDPS Racks installed at NESDIS IDPS Racks at AFWA • Command Control & Communications Segment (C3S) • C3S for NPP in place and being operated by O&S staff • Regular Maintenance ongoing. • C3S Critical Design Audit completed Dec 08 showed sound baseline to proceed to NPOESS era development • SafetyNetTM receptor civil works at Antarctica starting Svalbard Station, Norway Black Island, Antarctica • Operations & Support (O&S) • NSOF O&S early staffing completed • O&S Critical Design Audit for NPOESS System CDR completed Dec 08 • NPP Operations Product Development on track • Crew training starting • NPP First Mission Rehearsal (MR0) held in June 2009 NSOF Operations Floor occupied NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF)

  11. NPOESS Design Delivers System Performance System Requirement Categories Performance vs. Specification Data Quality (EDR Attributes) 441 meet or exceedspec (all KPPs met), 16 below spec (work off plans in place for all 16) SMD/HRD (457) LRD (411) All 411 meet spec Data Latency SMD, 95% in 28 min Exceeds. Achieves 95% in 27.4 min SMD, 77% in 15 min Exceeds. Achieves 79.4% in 15 min HRD/LRD Imagery in 2 min, other EDRs in 15 min Exceeds. Imagery in 1.8 min, other EDRs in 4 min Data Availability (99.95%) Exceeds: 99.995% capability Exceeds: 82% for 1330, 93% for 1730 Operational Availability Selective Data Access Comply Interoperability Comply Missions Fully Supported SARSAT and A-DCS 11 Non-EDR System Requirements 646/647 reqts meet spec. 1 reqt not met

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