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GOES Program. Steven P. Kirkner GOES Program Manager, NOAA/NESDIS. October 1, 2002. OUTLINE. Program Mission Program Status Launch Planning GOES-R Series. Operational Spacecraft. On-Orbit Storage. GOES Mission.
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GOES Program Steven P. Kirkner GOES Program Manager, NOAA/NESDIS October 1, 2002
OUTLINE • Program Mission • Program Status • Launch Planning • GOES-R Series
Operational Spacecraft On-Orbit Storage GOES Mission • GOES satisfies National Weather Service (NWS) requirements for 24 hour observation of weather and Earth’s environment to support storm-scale weather forecasting by forecasters and numerical models • To meet requirements, GOES continuously maintains operational satellites at two locations (75 degrees West and 135 degrees West), with and on-orbit spare ready in case of failure • Data are provided to users routinely from the Imager every 15 minutes and • from the Sounder every hour throughout the day from each satellite. More rapid • repetition is used when needed for severe weather events.
GOES On-Orbit Status • GOES-8 continues to function as the GOES-East operational satellite • Functioning on several redundant systems • Depletes all fuel reserves by April 2003 • Has exceeded operational life by 3 + years • GOES-9 removed from operational service in July 1998 • Being made available to the Japanese to provide emergency coverage, if necessary • GOES-10 has functioned as the GOES-West operational satellite for the last 4 years • Difficult to quantify amount of mission life lost due to Solar Array anomaly • GOES -11 and GOES –12 are in on-orbit storage mode, ready to replace either GOES-East or West • Transition plan being developed to move GOES-12 to GOES-East
GOES-N Series Development/Production Status • GOES-N Series Spacecraft (Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS), Inc.) • Government provided instruments delivered to Spacecraft contractor and successfully integrated on GOES-N Spacecraft • GOES-N Spacecraft system level testing underway • GOES-N Series Spacecraft Support Ground System (SSGS) delivered to NOAA’s SOCC • Successfully completed two command/TLM/Data End-to-End testing between Spacecraft and NOAA’s SOCC • GOES-N Spacecraft on schedule to support January 2004 launch readiness • The GOES-O Bus and Payload Modules Completed • Successfully mated and preparations underway for instruments integration
GOES-N Series Instruments Status • GOES-N Series Imagers and Sounders (ITT) • The GOES-N (S/N08) Imager and Sounder mechanically/electrically integrated onto the GOES-N bus • The GOES-O (S/N09) Imager and Sounder currently being mechanically integrated on to the GOES-O bus • GOES-P (S/N10) Imager will remain in temporary storage at ITT. The S/N 10 Sounder is completing final Thermal Vac • Integration of S/N 11 Imager and Sounder started, leading to the ship dates of August 31, 2003 for the Imager and June 12, 2003 for the Sounder.
GOES-N Spacecraft Instrument Testing • Spacecraft in the Z over west panel down configuration • Sounder radiant cooler door open in preparation for ITT to perform the door hinge friction test • Picture taken 3/26/02
GOES-N Series Instruments Status (Continued) • NOAA GOES-N Series FM1 and FM2 Solar X-Ray Imagers (SXI) • The FM1 SXI delivered to BSS November 2001 • Successfully integrated on GOES-N • The FM2 SXI delivered to BSS September 2002 • Will be integrated on GOES-O for ground testing, but may not fly on GOES-O • GOES-N Series Space Environment Monitor (SEM) • GOES-N SEM - Successfully delivered and integrated on GOES-N • Delivery of the GOES-O SEM - December 2002 (Lockheed Martin)
GOES-R Series • GOES-R series will be designed to satisfy User’s needs in the 2012 to 2025 time frame • Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) • Advanced Imaging • Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) • Advanced Sounding and Imaging • SXI • Solar imaging • SEM • Space environment monitoring • Other Advanced Instruments • GOES Auxiliary Services • DCS, LRIT, EMWIN, SARSAT
GOES-R Series • NOAA’s GOES will benefit by infusing state-of-the-art technology being developed by NASA, i.e., new Geostationary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) • GIFTS successfully completed confirmation process at NASA • Tri-Agency MOU has been signed by NOAA, NASA, and NAVY • Gifts proceeding toward critical design review • GIFTS launch early FY 06