NPOESS

Descoped Capabilities
and Recovery Opportunities

Mike Bonadonna
Senior User Representative
Environmental Satellite Program Executive Office
11 Dec 07
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OESS Capabilities Descoped in the
ed Program
ate Sensor Recover Efforts
ce Environmental Sensor Recovery

-morning orbit mitigation planning

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 Nodal Time 1330 1330 0530 1330 0530

VIIRS X X X X X

mager/Sounder X X X

CrIS X X X

ATMS X X X

OMPS Nadir X X X

ED and TED) X X

RBS/CERES X

SARSAT X X X X

ADCS X X X X

Non-manifested (Integration only provided for specified orbit)

a, TPS, SEM)
X X
PS, HEPS, LEPS)

vability Sensor X X X

RBS/CERES TBD X

ALT X X

TSIS X X

OMPS Limb Recovered X

APS X
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 alysis of possible mitigation options of the climate impacts of the
ESS Nunn-McCurdy Certification through 2026
sessment of the potential costs of these options

goal: Ensure continuity of long-term climate records

nd NASA analyzed the following options:
nifesting the climate sensors on NPOESS spacecraft
ng sensors on currently planned non-NPOESS spacecraft
oping new gap-filling climate satellite missions
ering opportunities

ults:
ated costs provide for satellite measurements and production of
tial climate data records
ering for altimetry could provide significant cost savings
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tigation Strategy

ES

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er

Current and Planned Missions

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NASA-NOAA Mitigation Flight
NPOESS Mitigation Flight

s Total Solar Irradiance only (Spectral Irradiance gap may occur between SORCE
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 o a Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) sensor
odel {FM)-5 on NPOESS Preparatory Project
o a Jason-3 Mission before May 2008 to launch in 2013
cience stewardship cost to a proof-of-concept Climate Data
CDR) Program
ERES FM-6 on NPOESS C1
zone Mapping and Profiling Suite {OMPS)-Limb sensor on
C1
mate Free-Flyer #1 launch in 2015 with TSIS, Stratospheric
and Gas Experiment {SAGE)-III sensor and accommodations for
sensor
e Advanced Ocean Altimetry Mission, a NASA Decadal Survey
as a follow-on to Jason 3
Aerosol Polarimeter Sensor (APS) on Glory Mission and proceed
low-on APS on Climate Satellite (CS) Free-Flyer #2

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w through on FY 2007 commitments
upport commitment of TSIS on LDCM
repare for CERES on NPP decision
upport commitment of Jason-3 launch in 2013 beginning with 2010 budget
de detailed outline of FY 2008 and FY2009 commitments
written assessment by the end of 2007 (may be delayed)
options for extending current acquisition vehicles
e dialogue regarding potential international and domestic
hips
uarter FY2008: Exchange of letters between NOAA and EUMETSAT
ming commitment on Jason-3 mission
oles and responsibilities
NRC review of Climate Science Stewardship CDR Program in
08
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arate efforts in progress
SPC assessing and developing a mitigation strategy the loss of SES
ability on NPOESS
Status: AFSPC and SMC developed options for follow-on mission to DMSP
SESS. Work includes Military Utility Assessment, CONOPs, acquisition
plan. Briefed to AFSPC/CC. Study used to build FY10 POM input.
May OSTP asked the Office of the Federal Coordinator for
eorology (OFCM) to produce an assessment of the impact of the
OESS N-M certification on Space Environmental Monitoring
Status: Joint Action Group drafting the impact assessment

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07 the Exec. Office of the President Office of Science and
logy Policy (OSTP) asked Office of the Federal Coordinator for
ology (OFCM) to provide an assessment of the NPOESS Nunn
y Certification and the possible loss of the solar wind monitoring
acecraft on National space environmental sensing capabilities.
asked its Committee for Space Weather to form a Joint Action
JAG) for Space Environmental Sensing (SES)
JAGSES led by Dr. Bogdan (NWS) and Col Zettlemoyer (AFW)
ducted a series of meetings during from June to October to produce
aft for coordination
s coordinating the Phase I Assessment and will provide it to OSTP
ideration and determine the need for a Phase II Assessment to
mitigation options
se assessments will be used to inform the President's Budget
elopment and decisions

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 Performance Performance

Profile I Degraded EDR

tillation I Degraded EDR
Profile I Degraded EDR
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Deposition Degraded EDR
Particles Degraded EDR
Degraded EDR

Charged Particles
eld
emperature
luctuations
ry
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 Auroral Energy
Radiation
Deposition
Storms
Medium Energy
Particles High Energy Particles

Arrival: 15 -180 minutes

Duration: 1-2 hours

Solar Flares
X-Rays
Enhanced UV, Radiowaves - Power Grid Surges
Arrival: 8 minutes - Radio Blackouts
Duration: Days - GPS location errors
- Radar mistracking

TPS Capabilities
i~1
I
- Radio Blackouts
_ ~ - HF Comms Loss
- GPS Navigation Errors

ACE
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 Auroral Energy Air/Space
Radiation Assets
Deposition
- SATCOM Interference
Storms - Satellite Anomalies
- GPS Loss of Lock
High Energy Particles - Avionics Glitches
- Radiation Exposure
Arrival: 15 ·180 minutes
Duration: 1-2 hours

Solar Flares
X-Rays
• I ~I Enhanced UV, Radiowaves - Power Grid Surges
Arrival: 8 minutes
- Radio Blackouts
Duration: Days - GPS location errors
- Radar mistracking

CapabiIities
- Radio Blackouts
_ - HF Comms Loss
- GPS Navigation Errors

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ure - Te &

Particles

DMSP POES DMSP NPOESS

ements Block 'Block Block C1 Launch
Upgrade Ur,ade Upgrade
MetopA
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POES
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OES, MET6P~~n~:NF>0ESS
orms not included·
n prior to POES 6 and DMSP 5D-2 (circe 1975

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 (EDR) Priority McCurdy NPOESS
Energy Particles 1 Provided
Energy Deposition 2 Provided
Density Profile (EDP) 3 Not Provided
Density Profile (NDP) 4 Not Provided
ic Ions 5 Not Provided
eric Scintillation 6 Not Provided
Energy Particles 7 Provided
Field 8 Not Provided
Imagery 9 Not Provided
Boundary 10 Provided
gnetic Field 11 Not Provided
Plasma Temps 12 Not Provided
Plasma Fluctuations 13 Not Provided
As briefed to the SUAG on 26 Mar 04
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DM directed NPOESS to be a two-orbit rather than a three-
ogram that uses data from MetOp for the mid-morning orbit
NPOESS requirements can not be met without data from
rbits
gery refresh KPP can not be met
w light imagery not available
POESS restructured program does not acquire, process, or
minating MetOp data for the users.
wever, the NPOESS program will negotiate with EUMETSAT to
rove MetOp capabilities to better meet U.S. needs
OESS pursuing materiel upgrades at McMurdo Station, Antarctica to
uce MetOp data latency

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discussions with EUMETSAT continue monthly
OESS, NESDIS, NSF, NASA and EUMETSAT met on 26-27
v at the NASA Wallops Test Flight Center
Requirements reviews and schedule planning are
.
on-going
Targeting operational capability to begin by 2010
al meeting with JAXA on Nov 12-16 in Tokyo, Japan.
XAlJMA may host a Safety Net Site
OM (AMSR-2 and SGLI) data exchange with NOAA NESDIS
lNal cooperative opportunities to be studied
nthly telecons between NESDIS, PEO, and JAXA

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ies to address NPOESS shortfalls resulting from the N-M Cert
and NOAA are working with OSTP to recover demanifested
sensor capabilities
working toward a FY10 POM initiative to provide operational
uity of Space environmental sensors on DMSP
providing an interagency framework for OSTP requested
ssessment
working with the Users to define requirements for CMIS
ement instrument
working with EUMETSAT for MetOp data recovery at
do
NOAA is working with JAXA for GCOM support and data
nge

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he capability still provide sufficient operational
tiveness?
t provide equal or better capability over what it is
cing?
s still a good way to close the capability gap?
will the reduced capability impact related COOs/CPOs
ielded systems?
hould we handle this requirement?
ket statement upfront that addresses the changes
ght about by N-M?
ecertified program changes updated in CPD
wer these questions for any other changes that aren't
red in blanket statement?

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ts will be updated eventually
se the bubble charts to
ntially show the need to explain capability differences
1 , C2 and C3 in the CPO
everyone a feel for the EORs that might be impacted
acquisition decisions and/or potential adjustments to
rements

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me EDRs?
ental capabilities are not required for some EDRs
e the attributes are unique to MIS
all weather SST capabilities
ery: all weather
cremental capabilities need to be shown for
P, AVMP and Pressure Profile
Moisture
urf Temp
Ice Characterization
w cover/depth

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