NESDIS COPC UpdateSpring 2008

Kathy KellyActing Director, OSDPD

Overview

NESDIS Reorganization

Satellite Status

Critical Infrastructure Protection Status

GOES/POES Consolidation

New Products

NESDIS Re-Organization

Background

NESDIS is undergoing a reorganization to better align competencies and functions (e.g., acquisition, operations, archive, research)

Part of NESDIS’s reorganization is to examine the Satellite Services Program* comprised of OSDPD, OSO and STAR

Guiding Principles

Assume the overall NESDIS mission remains unchanged

Take a customer-centric approach to the reorganization

Clearly align responsibility/accountability with organizational functions

Reorganize along Operations and Research functions

Improve accountability

Single chain for delivering operational products and services

* While the Satellite Services Program captures the majority of the functions of OSDPD, OSO and STAR there are some activities in other NOAA programs (e.g., Marine Transportation Systems and Emergency Response Program)

NESDIS Re-Organization (cont 2)

Maximize integration and efficiency

Structure organization to increase efficiency to meet new requirements and improve management structure

Be organizationally prepared for new satellite systems

Benefits of New Organization

One Director held accountable for end-to-end data acquisition and delivery of products

Streamlines Satellite Services Program

Allows for flexibility in resource allocation

Allows NESDIS to better plan for, and meet future requirements for new space and ground segments

Consolidated administrative services

NEISDIS Re-Organization (cont 3)

Consolidated 24x7 operations and support to the operation

More efficient management structure

Preserves and strengthens total operations team

Provides environment to enhance end to end system knowledge

Goal: To create a comprehensive operations and research organization

NESDIS Re-Organization (cont 4)

Director

Deputy Director

Corporate Services Manager

Software

Support

Satellite Products

Satellite Analysis

Direct Services

Engineering

Systems

Operations

Systems Support

* Would be supported by a Deputy Division Chief

Engineering

Assistant Director (NOAA Corps)

Administrative Officer(s)

Special Projects Manager

Real time ops

Fairbanks CDAWallops Island

CDA

Satellite and Products

Operations Division*

Satellite Products and Services

Division*

National Ice Center

(Navy, NOAA, USCG)

NESIDIS Re-Organization (cont 5)Operations Functional Overview

Corporate Services

Data Acquisition Satellite and Product Operations User Services(3)

Management and Oversight of Budget Formulation and Execution

Acquisition Support Property

Management PPBES Support(1)

Reporting Coordination of

planning and requirements activities

Policies and Procedures

Facilities Grants(2)

Execution of Satellite Commands and Schedules

Acquire, Maintain and Distribute Satellite Data

Satellite Command and Control

Satellite Health and Safety Monitoring

Computer Operations System Monitoring Help Desk and

Operational Point of Contact

Quality Control Mission Planning Production

Distribution

Ground System Engineering and Architecture

Software Engineering Integration IT Security Communication and

Networking Common IT Services

(NSOF) Navigation Satellite Engineering General Support Configuration

Management

Product and Services Management and Oversight

Product Monitoring and Quality Assurance

Customer Service and Outreach

User Engagement Interactive Analysis Research to

Operations Direct Services Interagency

Programs (NIC & SARSAT)

Strategic Planning, Performance Management, Budget Execution, Development of Business Plans Requirements, Support for Budget Formulation Coordination of IT security and common services

(1) Includes support for STAR component of Satellite Services Program

(2) Function performed by STAR on behalf of NESDIS

(3) Some User Services functions will be co-located with Research organization and with customers to improve research to operations transition and delivery of services

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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Operations Status

May 5, 2008

Payload Instrument

GOES-10(South America)

Launch: Apr 97

Activation: Jul 98

GOES-11(West)

Launch: May 00

Activation: Jun 06

GOES-12(East)

Launch: Jul 01

Activation: Apr 03

GOES-13(Storage)

Launch: May 06

Imager G G G G

Sounder G G G G

Energetic Particle Sensor (EPS) Y (1) G Y (8) G

Magnetometers G G G G

High Energy Proton and Alpha Detector

G G G G

X-Ray Sensor (XRS) G R (5) R (9) R (12)

Solar X-Ray Imager (SXI) N/A N/A R (10) Y (13)

Spacecraft Subsystems

Telemetry, Command & Control G G G G

Attitude and Orbit Control G G G G

Inclination Control R (2) G G G

Propulsion G G S/C (11) G

Mechanisms S/C (3) G G G

Electrical Power G S/C (6) G G

Thermal Control G G G G

Communications Payloads S/C (4) S/C (7) G G

KeyOperational

Spacecraft issues but no user impacts

Operational with limitations

Non-operational

Not Applicable

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S/C

Y

N/A

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GOES-10Loss of Redun-dancy

Failure Within

Lifetime

Failure Beyond Lifetime

Action Taken Impacts

1. Energetic Particles Sensor (EPS) channels noisy

• User has adjusted forecasting procedures

•Degraded space environment data

2. No fuel remaining for inclination control maneuver

•Ground system modification to mitigate image motion at slightly inclined orbit

•Spacecraft can not maintain precision orbit•Ground fix allows extended operational life

3. Solar array forward mode failed

• Spacecraft flown inverted to allow solar panels to rotate in opposite direction

• No user impacts

4. Data Collection System (DCS) Platform Integrator failed

• Switched to redundant “b” side • No user impacts

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)

Operations StatusMay 5, 2008

GOES-11Loss of Redun-dancy

Failure Within

Lifetime

Failure Beyond Lifetime

Action Taken Impacts

5. X-Ray Sensor (XRS) Positioner failed

• GOES-11 XRS operational but can’t accurately be pointed at sun

• Using GOES-10 spacecraft to receive solar x-ray data

• No user impacts

6. Reduced battery 1 capacity

• SAR, SEM, and DCS payloads turned off during eclipse periods to preserve battery capability

• Temporary interruption of GOES-11 SAR, SEM and DCS payloads during eclipse periods

7. Sensor Data Transmitter failed (imager and sounder)

•Switched to redundant transmitter •No user impacts

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GOES-12Loss of Redun-dancy

Failure Within

Lifetime

Failure Beyond Lifetime

Action Taken Impacts

8. Energetic Particles Sensor (EPS) channels noisy

• User has adjusted forecasting procedures

•Degraded space environment data

9. XRS Positioner failed

• GOES-12 XRS operational but can’t accurately be pointed at sun

• Using GOES-10 spacecraft to receive solar x-ray data

• No user impacts

10.Solar X-Ray Imager (SXI) failed

• High-voltage power supply failed – No recovery possible

•User not able to receive solar x-ray data

•GOES-12 SXI flown as demonstration instrument – becomes operational on GOES-13

11.Thruster valve 2B leak

• Modified procedure to use “A” side thrusters only

•No user impacts

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)

Operations StatusMay 5, 2008

GOES-13Loss of Redun-dancy

Failure Within

Lifetime

Failure Beyond Lifetime

Action Taken Impacts

12.XRS capacitor short • Performed tests on GOES-O & P sensors to ensure failures will not be repeated

• No x-ray space environment measurements possible from GOES-13

13.SXI detector damage due to flare

• Modified flight software to implement safing of SXI to prevent permanent damage

• Implement additional ground validation of operational sequences prior to loading flight instrument

•Degraded solar x-ray data•User impacts, if any, not known until GOES-13 becomes operational

Operational with limitations

Non-operational

Operational

Spacecraft issues but no user impacts

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POES Constellation Operations Status5 May 2008

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Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) Operations Status

05 May 2008

Critical Infrastructure Protection

Overview– Provide backup capability at Wallops for all

Priority 1 & 2 “critical products” in the event ESPC at NSOF becomes non-operational• Priority 1 Products within 24 hours• Priority 2 Products within 48 Hours

– ESPC/CIP is a phased implementation• Phase 1 – CEMSCS• Phase 1.5

– Includes Metop, BGAC (N-18), MODIS (lite), QuickSCAT and more…

– Phase 2 – SATEPS

Critical Infrastructure Protection (cont 2)

Status– Phase 1 Acceptance Testing Complete

• Products Generated and Validated• POES Products - Level 1B & 131 priority 1 & 2 products• Subset of GOES Products Validated• Some products suboptimal because of missing Metop data• Infrastructure Testing (Network, Systems, AFEPS etc.)

– Phase 1 Operational Exercises Ongoing• Personnel Mobilized• Operations, Systems Admin• Systems Activated (step by step procedure)• Produced and Validated Products• Operational Procedures Exercised• Did not test

– External Users such as NCEP– Operational Failover from NSOF to OBF

Critical Infrastructure Protection (cont 3)

Milestones– Operational Readiness Review May 28, 2008– EPSC Phase 1 (Polar processing) Operational

June 1, 2008• Commissioning Review June 18, 2008

– Phase 1.5 (Metop) Operational Aug 2008• Commissioning review Sept 2008

– ESPC Phase II (GOES processing) Operational Dec 2008

• Commissioning review Jan 2009

Critical Infrastructure Protection (cont 4)

Current Capabilities – POES

• Partial Products• Level 1B processing

– GOES East and West processing (subset)– LRIT– Remote Monitoring– Remote Administration

• through phone line to restore network connectivity– Remote Activation– Ability to synchronize individual files or groups of files btwn NSOF

and OBF at any time, orbit by orbit, day by day, or whenever– Operations Procedures In Place– GOES Products- GINI (Produces imagery for AWIPS) in place and

ready

GOES/POES Consolidation

• All operational processing from the Satellite Environmental Processing System (SATEPS) computers located in the World Weather Building (WWB), in Camp Springs, MD has been transferred to the Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) located in the new NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) building in Suitland, Md.

• This is the final phase in the consolidation of the GOES and Polar processing into one computer processing center (ESPC) providing a truly integrated processing environment which will ultimately result in cost savings.

• The new systems in NSOF are now operational and user access has been switched to the new machines.

• Any remaining hardware at the WWB will be decommissioned and surplused.

Products

• Total Ozone Analysis from SBUV and TOVS (TOAST)– Global Coverage– Combines both:

• ATOVS upper tropospheric/lower stratospheric ozone

• SBUV mid-to-upper stratospheric ozone to make a daily total ozone map with full global coverage.

Full Global daily total ozone map

Products (cont 2)

• Advanced Dvorak Technique Tool– An automated

tropical storm classification tool

– Provides real-time information on storm intensity and center location to augment the classifications currently performed

Real-time information on storm intensity and center

DATE/TIME LAT LON CLASSIFI-CATION

STORM

20/0830 UTC

29.4N

139.4E

EXTRATROPICAL

HALONG -- West Pacific Ocean

20/0230 UTC

27.4N

136.6E

T2.5/3.0 HALONG -- West Pacific Ocean

19/2057 UTC

25.7N

133.4E

T2.5/3.5 HALONG -- West Pacific Ocean

19/1430 UTC

24.6N

131.3E

T3.0/3.5 HALONG -- West Pacific Ocean

19/0830 UTC

22.7N

129.6E

T3.5/3.5 HALONG -- West Pacific Ocean

Products (cont 3)

• Fire Identification, Mapping and Monitoring Algorithm (FIMMA)– Created from Advanced Very

High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT) data

– Input into the Hazard Mapping System fire product

– Available whenever the 3.7 micron channel is turned on (channel 3B) over North America

Automated fire detections from 1 km. resolution AVHRR data

Products (cont 4)

• MIRS Phase-II (MIRS v2.0) products– Both the temperature

and moisture profiles and total precipitable water (TPW) are extended over non-coastal land

– The TPW is made available in McIDAS format for satellite analysts and NWS forecasters

Products (cont 5)

• Tropical Cyclone Formation– Parameters -

Central Pacific and Western Pacific Sector

– GOES-East, GOES-West, MTSAT

Probability of Storm Genesis

Products (cont 6)

• POES/GOES Blended SST– NOAA-18– MetOp-A – GOES-E and W

Products (cont 7)

Input for NWS smoke forecasts

• GOES–W Aerosol and Smoke Product “GASP”

POES AVHRR 1b Data Latency(17 Sep '07 - 20 Apr '08)

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NOAA-18 SV

NOAA-18 WI

NOAA-18 GC

GDS Pipeline Processing OPERATIONAL, January 29, 2008

Products (cont 8)

Products (cont 9)

Full integration of global clear sky radiances over oceans with NCEP Global Forecast System fields

•Native pixel resolution 8 km

•6.6×104 SST pixels

•8.3% ocean covered at 1day×0.3o resolution

•Native pixel resolution 4 km

•2.1×106 SST pixels

•32.7% ocean covered at 1day×0.3o resolution

Heritage NESDIS SST product ACSPO SST product

AVHRR Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans “ACSPO”