# Presentation: 837141

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

**Benjie Spencer**
**Systems Engineering Division**
**31 March 2008**

## Program Overview

**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**

- NPP/NPOESS

- NPOESS

**1730**

**1330**

**2130**

- Local Equatorial Crossing Time

**Program Overview**

## Meeting Operational Needs

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**Soil moisture**

** **

**Sea surface winds and temperature**

** **

**Atmospheric temperature and moisture & climate data**

** **

**Imagery**

**Six Key Performance Parameters Plus**

## Advanced Cloud Imagery Improves Interpretation

**Smoke**
**Plume**

** **

**True Color**

**NRL**
**Process**

**Dust **
**Fronts**

**                      ****Microwave**
** **
**Precip                         Winds**

**Tough Problems Solved**

**Advanced Cloud Imagery Improves Interpretation**

## NPOESS Provides Higher Spatial Resolution

**Tenerife Island****Canary Islands****February 19, 2004**
**POES: 11:22 GMT(NOAA – 17)**
**NPOESS: 14:05 GMT (Simulated from Aqua MODIS)**

**NPOESS Provides Higher Spatial Resolution**

## 
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

**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**

**Current Program Status**

## Systems Engineering and Science Progress

**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 (O&S) in Jan 07**
** ****On track for Integrated Data Processing System and C3S development teams to  perform O&S through EMD**

**Systems Engineering and Science Progress**

## NPOESS Spacecraft

**NPOESS Spacecraft**

## 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 & Earth’s Radiant Energy System

## Sensor Suite for NPP, C1, and C2

**GPS**

**VIIRS**

**OMPS**

**CrIS**

**ATMS**

**SEM**

**SARSAT**

**CERES**

**ADCS**

**MIS**

- (3)

**Environmental Sensors developed through EMD contract**

- (2)

- (2)

**Government Furnished Sensors separately developed**

- (2)

- (1)

- (1)

- (2)

- (2)

- (2)

**Sensor Suite for NPP, C1, and C2**

**Notes:**
Constellation of three Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites
828 Km altitude
Early morning, mid morning, and early afternoon orbits
Sun synchronous (observe the earth at the same local time each day)
Command and Control
Controlled from Mission Management Center in Suitland, Md
Back up MMC at Schriever AFB
Commands and database uploads sent to Svalbard Ground Station for uplinking to satellites;  Telemetry is downlinked to Svalbard
NASA’s Space Network (TDRSS) used for backup
Data downlinked to 15 SafetyNetTM receptors world wide
Data relayed from SafetyNet to Four Civilian/military processing facilities
Significantly reduced data delay / Products distributed world wide
Data archived by NOAA
Direct Broadcast
High rate and Low Rate downlinks broadcast continuously to military tactical terminals and civilian direct readout stations.

## Sensor Payload Development Progress

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

**CrIS Instrument (ITT)**

**VIIRS EDU (Raytheon)**
**integrated on NPP (BATC)**

**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**

**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**

**OMPS  Instrument (BATC)**

**Sensor Payload Development Progress**

## Ground Segment Progress

**Ground Segment Progress**

## NPOESS Data Delivery

**NPOESS Data Delivery**

## NPOESS Program Schedule

- Operations / sustainment

- Integration / test

- Design / development

- Key events

- Concept activities

- Production / fielding

**FY06**

**FY07**

**FY08**

**FY09**

**FY10**

**FY11**

**FY12**

***Time now***

**B**

**A**

**FY13**

- NPP Launch

**B**

**A**

*Payloads*

**NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP)**

- Sensor Delivery Date

*IDP Segment / C3 Segment*

** ****Operations**

**   ****NPP Operations**

- NPP GR

*Spacecraft*

- C-4 Advance Procurement

- C-3 Advance Procurement

- System CDR

- C-1 Payload Deliveries

- C-1 Launch

**Integration & Test    **

*Spacecraft C-1 *
*(RDT&E funds)*

*IDP Segment / C3 Segment*

**Acceptance Testing**

- NPOESS GR

*C-2 (RDT&E funds)*

*C-3*

*C-4*

*(Launched 6 Jan 03)*

**Cal /Val**

**Cal /Val**

**Cal /Val**

**Opera.**

- C3: Command, Control, Communications  	Cal/Val: Calibration/Validation	CDR: Critical Design Review	GR: Ground Readiness
- I&T: 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

**NPOESS**

**Windsat/Coriolis**

**NPP Ground Development**

**Integration & Test**

**NPP Sensor Development**

**IDPS & C3S Development**

**NPOESS C-1 Spacecraft Development**

**NPOESS C-2 Spacecraft Development**

- Production Decision

**Notes:**
FY07 and 08 program heavily focused on NPP sensor delivery (VIIRS, CrIS, OMPS)
CrIS delivery scheduled for Dec 07
OMPS delivery scheduled for Spring 08
VIIRS delivery scheduled for Jun 08
Ball Aerospace continuing NPP spacecraft integrated testing 
VIIRS EDU unit delivered to Ball (without aft optics assembly), mated to the spacecraft - compatibility testing ongoing
Ground system and data processing system development proceeding very well
Algorithms and data processing ongoing
NPOESS C1 spacecraft development proceeding very well – on cost and schedule

## 
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

**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**

**Field Terminal Segment Changes**

## Field Terminal Segment - What Changed?

**Field Terminal Segment - What Changed?**

## New Direct Readout Roles and Responsibilities 

**NPOESS**
**Mission Support Data**
**Server (C3)**

- Mission Status Data

- Operational Algorithms
- NGST/Raytheon

**User Agency/ Vendor**

- NPOESS Ancillary Data
- NGST

- NPOESS to FT ICD
- NGST

**Responsibility Legend**

**NPP/NPOESS**

**Satellites**

- Mission and Ancillary

- Data

- (HRD/LRD Downlink)

**Satellite**

**-**

**SPE **

**Interface**

- IPOPP
- IPO, NASA DRL, UW

**IPOPP NPP**
**Ancillary Data Server**

- •

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

- •

- Auxiliary Data

- •

- TLE

**Direct Readout Ground Station**

**FT**

**-**

**MSDS **

**Interface**

**(Optional)**

**DPE**

**-**

**MAE **

**Interface**

- Product requests &

- HDF files

**New Direct Readout Roles and Responsibilities **

## 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 Nation’s next generation environmental monitoring system

- 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 Nation’s next generation environmental monitoring system

**Summary**

## Thank You !