Progress on the NOAA Satellite Observing System ...

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Nov. 5, 2019

Progress on the NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture Study and the Way-Ahead

Dr. Karen St. Germain, Deputy Assistant Administrator, SystemsNational Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

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Architecture -level Analysis Provides Choices and Opportunities

Develop Constellation

ConceptsScore Against

Requirements and Strategic Priorities

Model Costs

Observational Objectives

Strategic Objectives

Available Technology

Inform and Refine

Cost/Benefit

Relative Cost

Perf

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Sco

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Imager East

Imager West

GEO-KOMPSAT(SOUTH KOREA)128° E

HIMAWARI(JAPAN)140° E

JASON

SENTINEL

Sounder 1330

US Gov Center GEO“SuperGOES” EPS-SG-A

EPS-SG-B

Space Weather – L1

Radarsat

Sounder 0530

MTG-I(EUMETSAT)

0°

MTG-S(EUMETSAT)

Wind LIDAR

Tundra

Tundra

Instrument of Opportunity

TBD PartnerSpace Weather – L5

Evolution of NOAA’S Space Architecture - LEO

GNSS-RO(Partner & Commercial)

New Obs (TBD)

Sept. 28, 2018, TEMPEST-D and RainCube overflew Typhoon Trami < 5 minutes apart

TEMPEST-D + RainCube + CYGNSS winds

Trami observed shortly after it had weakened from Cat 5 to Cat 2

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Innovation in SmallSats: An Example

Image courtesy of NASA JPL

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Imager East

Imager West

GEO-KOMPSAT(SOUTH KOREA)128° E

HIMAWARI(JAPAN)140° E

JASON

SENTINEL

Sounder 1330

US Gov Center GEO“SuperGOES” EPS-SG-A

EPS-SG-B

Space Weather – L1

Radarsat

Sounder 0530

MTG-I(EUMETSAT)

0°

MTG-S(EUMETSAT)

Wind LIDAR

Tundra

Tundra

Instrument of Opportunity

TBD Partner Space Weather – L5

Evolution of NOAA’S Space Architecture

GNSS-RO(Partner & Commercial)

A Potential Future

New Obs (TBD)

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Ongoing Engagement

International Partnerships

Commercial Sector

R&D Community

Future Operational Capability

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What We’re Doing Next

Evolution

Changing how we do business -- more agile, more enterprising and more partnership engagement:

• Pilot projects and demos

• Joint Venture

• Industry and Science Studies (SounderSat BAA)

• Transition to common ground services

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BACKUP SLIDES

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Today’s Observational Capability

GOES-E3rd Gen. (USA)75° W

GOES-W3rd Gen. (USA)135° W

METEOSAT3rd Gen. (EUMETSAT)0°

METEOSAT-IO(EUMETSAT)57.5° E

GEO-KOMPSAT(SOUTH KOREA)128° E

HIMAWARI(JAPAN)140° E

JASON

SENTINELJPSS-1/-2

GOES-Spare3rd Gen. (USA)105° W

EPS-SG-AEPS-SG-B

SWFO – L1

Radarsat

GNSS-RO

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Planning for the Future• Evolving to a more integrated, adaptable, and affordable portfolio while responding

to changing technology, emerging partnerships and evolving requirements

• Why start now?• 10-15+ year development timeline for space assets• Current constellation phases out 2026-2035

GOES-R – Nov. 2016 JPSS – Nov. 2017 GOES-S – March 2018

GOES-R – Nov. 2016 JPSS – Nov. 2017

2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050

POR 2025

GOES

JPSS

COSMIC-2

DSCOVR/SWFO

Sounding (MW, IR, RO),Real Time Imaging,Ozone, Clouds, Winds,Space Weather

GOES-17 Fly-out2026

(Future partner contributions assumed, including Sentinel, Himawari, Radarsat, and MTG)

The NOAA Satellite Observing Systems Architecture (NSOSA) study examined NOAA’s future space segment architecture decisions