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Future Integrated Satellite Architecture
Brief to Third GOES-R Users Workshop
Broomfield, Colorado
Michael CrisonNOAA Satellites and Information Service
May 11, 2004
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• Comprehensive
• Sustained
• Integrated
Vision of an Integrated Global Observing System
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Implementation Concept for an Integrated Global Observing System
National IntegratedNational IntegratedEnvironmental Observation Environmental Observation
RequirementsRequirementsOther Federal Federal AgenciesAgenciesUSDA
EPA
NASA
DHS
DoD
EcosystemsClimateWeather and WaterCommerce and Transportation
DOC/NOAA
Interagency RequirementsInteragency RequirementsCollection ProcessCollection Process
External RequirementsExternal RequirementsCollection ProcessCollection Process
Research and AcademicMedia and
CommercialMeteorological CentersInternational
Partners
SPACE
Trade Studies
OCEAN LAND AIR
Trade Studies Trade Studies Trade Studies Trade Studies
System F System J
System H
System ESystem N
System L
Federal Program/System Development Federal Program/System Development PhasePhase
Program/System Deployment and Operations Program/System Deployment and Operations PhasePhase
System G
System D
System C
Data CollectionData Collection
Data Data DistributionDistribution
Product GenerationProduct GenerationUser User AssimilationAssimilationArchiveArchive
?PlatformCoverageSensor Suite
?PlatformCoverageSensor Suite
?PlatformCoverageSensor Suite
?PlatformCoverageSensor Suite
?Platform LocationCoverageSensor Suite
International SystemsInternational Systems
Other Federal SystemsOther Federal Systems
Commercial SystemsCommercial Systems
System I
Commercial Commercial Program/System Program/System
Development/Development/Deployment and Deployment and
Operations PhaseOperations Phase
System K
System M
System B
System A
Architecture Architecture DevelopmentDevelopment
System O
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GOES-R Constellation Architecture Alternatives Studies
User Needs
Architecture I Consolidated Constellation
Architecture IIDistributed
Constellation
Architecture IIIMed Earth Orbit
Constellation
Notional System Baseline
End-to-End Systems
• Space & Launch
• Command & Control
• Product Generation & Distribution
• Archive & Access
• User Interface & Assimilation
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Parameter NPOESS MEO GEO
Altitude 833 km 10,400 km 35,786 km
Period 101 Min 6 hours 24 hours
Returns to same Longitude
~12 hours 8 hours Always Visible
Ground Motion 400 km/min 83 km/min 0 km/min
MEOOrbit
Basics
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MEO Walker Constellation8 satellites in 8 planes
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MEO Equatorial and Polar Constellation4 satellites in equatorial orbit, 4 in polar orbit
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4 MEO Satellites in Equatorial OrbitAchieve Global Coverage +60o
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Potential Benefits• Can achieve near real-time global coverage with
relatively small number of same type of satellites• 1/3 the orbit of GEOs – potential to reduce instrument
apertures (ex: passive microwave)• Robust constellation – able to reposition satellites to
reduce impact of on-orbit failures
Challenges• New science – no constant sun angles of polar sun-
synch nor constant viewing angles of GEOs• New instrument configurations
Medium Earth Orbits (MEOs)
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Preliminary Conclusions• MEOs probably not viable as GOES R 2012
candidate
• However, great potential for later augmentation to GOES R (P3I) or as part of future integrated satellite architecture
GOES R Constellation Architecture Studies
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Integrated Satellite Architecture Example: 3 LEO, 4 MEO, 2 GEO
GEO 1 GEO 2
LEO 2
LEO 3
LEO 1
MEO 3
MEO 1
MEO 2 MEO 4
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Integrated Satellite Architecture Robustness Example
GEO 1 GEO 2
LEO 2
LEO 3
LEO 1
MEO 3
MEO 1
MEO 2 MEO 4
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Integrated Satellite Architecture Robustness Example 2
GEO 1 GEO 2
LEO 2
LEO 3
LEO 1
MEO 3
MEO 1
MEO 2 MEO 4
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Future MEO Insertion/ Transition Opportunities
• NPOESS – 2009 to 2020+
• GOES R-Series – 2012 to 2025+
• MEOs– System capability insertion to meet Pre-Planned Product
Improvement requirements ~2016– Transition to future integrated satellite constellation ~2020+
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Challenges/Future Opportunities
• Challenges– Determine optimum integrated satellite constellation architectures
to balance trade-off between operational capability and affordability– Understand science to accommodate new orbits (MEOs)– Develop new instrument designs/architectures – new orbits, new
technology applications at different orbits, multi-mission instruments
• Opportunities– Integrated satellite architectures, providing
− Improved linkages to NOAA/National/International Integrated Observing Systems
− Better support to operational users