# Presentation: 023023

## NOAA POES PROGRAMFuture Satellite Status

**NOAA POES PROGRAM****Future Satellite Status**

- Presented to:
- 38th ARGOS OPERATIONS COMMITTEE CONFERENCE
- June 30-July 2, 2004
- Monterey, California
- Michael “Mickey” Fitzmaurice, NOAA/NESDIS/OSD

## Topics

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**Topics**

**HIGHLIGHTS**
**PROGRAM STATUS**
- POES Launch Schedule
**FUTURE SATELLITE STATUS**
- NOAA N (and N’)
- MetOp
- NPOESS Program

## Highlights (lowlights)

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- NOAA-N scheduled to be launched February 11, 2005.
- NOAA-N’ is TBD
- handling accident during I&T in September 2003
- complete disassembly of spacecraft and return of instruments to vendors
- decision to re-build has not been made as of June 16, 2004
- 1st MetOp is scheduled for a Dec. 2005 launch.
- 2nd MetOp is scheduled for a June 2010 launch.
- NPOESS is scheduled to be launched in March 2010.

## POES Launch Scheduleas of June 2004

**SATELLITE     LIKELY     AVAILABLE          NEED            PLANNING**
**                                ****ORBIT                                                                           LAUNCH**
- NOAA-N	 PM	         JUL 041                  JUN 02 	            Feb 2005
- 1st METOP	AM	         MAR 05                 --------                   Dec 2005
- (Metop-2)
- NOAA-N’	PM                  TBD                      JUN 04	            Dec 2007
- 2nd METOP	AM	         MAR 04                ---------	 JAN - JUN 2010
- (Metop-1)                                    (no flight IASI)
- 1Re-work of MHS instrument, handling accident of N’ spacecraft, and a NASA issued stop work have continuously delayed NOAA N availability.

## NOAA-N Status:
DCS instrument had “spacecraft fuse blow” during spacecraft Integration & Test (I&T).
Extensive research effort conducted by CNES/Thales/CMAC found intermittent spurious oscillation during instrument turn on/warm up period.
Modified oscillator circuit with suppression capacitor
Instrument returned to LMSS in Jan 2003 and integrated onto spacecraft without incident
SARP instrument slated for NOAA N uses same oscillator. Instrument was refurbished and returned to LMSS in June 2003.
Planned for launch on February 11, 2005

- DCS instrument had “spacecraft fuse blow” during spacecraft Integration & Test (I&T).
- Extensive research effort conducted by CNES/Thales/CMAC found intermittent spurious oscillation during instrument turn on/warm up period.
- Modified oscillator circuit with suppression capacitor
- Instrument returned to LMSS in Jan 2003 and integrated onto spacecraft without incident
- SARP instrument slated for NOAA N uses same oscillator. Instrument was refurbished and returned to LMSS in June 2003.
- Planned for launch on February 11, 2005

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**Future Polar Satellite Status**

## Future Polar Satellite Status

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**Future Polar Satellite Status**

**NOAA-N’ Status:**
- Spacecraft is completely disassembled.
- Handling accident in Sept. 2003 resulted in the spacecraft tumbling to the floor from an ‘upright position’.
- Physical damage to structure, all instruments (including ADCS) are undergoing a re-certification effort.
- Decision to re-build the spacecraft is still undecided.
- Negotiations with Lockheed ongoing
- Major issue is the cost of refurbishing the affected instruments to replace the spares that were ‘slotted’ for MetOp3 and taken back.

## NOAA N prime handling accident

- on Sept. 6, 2003

## Future Polar Satellite Status

- MetOp
- First satellite scheduled for launch in Dec. 2005 into an late morning, AM orbit
- Will fly US-provided instruments and the A-DCS & SARP/3 provided by CNES.
- Second satellite scheduled for launch in June 2010 into an late morning, AM orbit
- Third satellite scheduled for launch in Dec. 2014 into an late morning, AM orbit

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## NPOESS Status
Integrated Program Office (IPO) manages NPOESS program.
Interface Control Document (ICD) for A-DCS has been defined using modified POES ICD. Essentially, the ICD specifies that NPOESS will accommodate the heritage interface. (so far no problems, but, it is early)
First NPOESS, designated C1, planned for launch into a mid-AM orbit in early 2010.  
Second NPOESS, designated C2, planned for launch in spring/summer 2011. 

- Integrated Program Office (IPO) manages NPOESS program.
- Interface Control Document (ICD) for A-DCS has been defined using modified POES ICD. Essentially, the ICD specifies that NPOESS will accommodate the heritage interface. (so far no problems, but, it is early)
- First NPOESS, designated C1, planned for launch into a mid-AM orbit in early 2010.
- Second NPOESS, designated C2, planned for launch in spring/summer 2011.

**Future Polar Satellite Status**

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## NOAA Plans for Continuity of Operational Satellite Programs NOAA Satellite Launches* Scheduled to Maintain Data Continuity (Calendar Years)

**2009**

**2010**

**2004**

**2005**

**2006**

**2007**

**2008**

**2011**

**2012**

**2013**

**2014**

**2015**

**2016**

**2017**

**2018**

***   Actual launch dates are determined by the failure of on-orbit assets**

****  Assumes METOP will provide the morning orbit and NOAA-N’ will provide**
**     ****afternoon orbit instruments**

** ****1****st**** METOP (AM)**

** ****GOES 10 **

**GOES 11 (stored in orbit) **

** ****GOES  N**

** ****NOAA 16 (PM) **

** ****NOAA N (PM) **

** ****NPOESS C1 (mid-AM) **

** ****** European**
**Coordination **

** ****Satellite is operational beyond design life**

**2019**

**2020**

** ****On-orbit GOES storage**

- 5/27/04

*** ******GOES  West***

*** ******GOES  East***

** ****GOES 12**

** ****GOES  O**

** ****GOES  P**

** ****GOES  R*****

** ****GOES  S*****

** ****NOAA 17 (AM) **

** ****NOAA N’  (PM) **

** ****2****nd****  METOP**

**3****rd****  METOP**

** ****NPOESS C2 (PM) **

** ****NPOESS C3 (AM) **

** ****NPOESS C4 (mid-AM) **

** ****NPOESS C5 (PM) **

** ****NPOESS C6 (AM) **

*****  GOES R-Series may be single or suite of satellites (distributed constellation)**

**NOAA Plans for Continuity of Operational Satellite Programs ****NOAA Satellite Launches* Scheduled to Maintain Data Continuity (Calendar Years)**

** ****Extended operation**