Satellite and

Information

Service

January 2018

Maryland Space

Business Roundtable

Stephen Volz, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator

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Delivering on the Commitment

JPSS-1 Launch Nov 18, 2017

GOES-R Launch Nov 19, 2016

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GOES-16 View of Extreme Weather

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GOES-16 Lightning Mapper

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OUR

MISSION

OUR

VISION

NESDIS’ mission is provide secure and timely access to global

environmental data and information from satellites and other sources

to both promote and protect the Nation’s environment, security,

economy quality of life.

Our vision is to expand understanding of our dynamic planet as the

Trusted source of Environmental data.

East Coast ‘Bomb Cyclone’

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GOES-16 Solar EUV Observations

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Low Earth Orbit—512 miles

JPSS-1 (NOAA-20) flying together with S-NPP

Orbits Earth 14 times pole-to-pole14x

Images entire globe twice a day 2xInstrumentation to measure moisture and temperature profiles throughout the atmosphere

Provide 85% of data used in numerical weather prediction

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OUR

MISSION

OUR

VISION

NESDIS’ mission is provide secure and timely access to global

environmental data and information from satellites and other sources

to both promote and protect the Nation’s environment, security,

economy quality of life.

Our vision is to expand understanding of our dynamic planet as the

Trusted source of Environmental data.

ATMS First Light: November 29, 2017

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OUR

MISSION

OUR

VISION

NESDIS’ mission is provide secure and timely access to global

environmental data and information from satellites and other sources

to both promote and protect the Nation’s environment, security,

economy quality of life.

Our vision is to expand understanding of our dynamic planet as the

Trusted source of Environmental data.

VIIRS First Light: December 13, 2017

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OUR

MISSION

OUR

VISION

NESDIS’ mission is provide secure and timely access to global

environmental data and information from satellites and other sources

to both promote and protect the Nation’s environment, security,

economy quality of life.

Our vision is to expand understanding of our dynamic planet as the

Trusted source of Environmental data.

CrIS First Light: January 5, 2018

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OUR

MISSION

OUR

VISION

NESDIS’ mission is provide secure and timely access to global

environmental data and information from satellites and other sources

to both promote and protect the Nation’s environment, security,

economy quality of life.

Our vision is to expand understanding of our dynamic planet as the

Trusted source of Environmental data.

OMPS First Light: January 5, 2018

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Commitment to Continuous Observations

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NOAA’s Stakeholders• Administration

The National Space Council has convened and is likely to be taking a larger role in space commerce overall.

Department of Commerce Secretary has taken a strong interest in space commerce, and understands the importance of NOAA to the nation

NOAA Leadership is equally focused on improving and championing NOAA objectives. RDML Gallaudet, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, has presented three clear challenges to NOAA:

• Congressional Strong and continuing interest and ownership on the Hill, including

issues of scope (what NOAA does) and budget

1) Lead the world in earth system observation and prediction to enhance the nation's economy;

2) Minimize the impacts of severe weather by implementing Public Law 115-25, the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017; and

3) Increase the sustainable contributions to the nation's economy through fishery and marine resource management, mapping, exploration, observation, and prediction.

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What Else Guides NOAA’s Satellite Observing System Future?

NATIONAL SPACE WEATHER ACTION PLAN

PRODUCT OF THE

National Science and Technology Council

October 2015

NOAA’s Consolidated requirements list is our primary source.

External and Community input:

Oct 2015: National Space Weather Action Plan (SWAP) [OSTP]

Jan 2017: Tom Young-Chaired Independent Review Team assessing the overall NESDIS enterprise [NESDIS]

Apr 2017: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 [Congress/Law]

Jan 2018: 2nd Earth Science and Applications from Space (ESAS) Decadal Survey [NAS]

Spring 2018: U.S. government National Plan for Civil Earth Observations [OSTP/USGEO]

Lots of overlap but differences to. Plus guidance changes over time.

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Two Sides Show the Interest & PressuresNational Space CouncilChaired by the Vice President Identifies Space as a national priority includes commercial & international

partners, with opportunities for all DOC has many elements involved,

including spectrum management, commercial regulation, and NOAA

NOAA & NESDIS, in the discussion, are focused on:• Ensuring continuity of services now

and into the future

• Maximizing the application of earth observations to meet national needs

ESAS Decadal SurveyNational Academy of Science Focused primarily on addressing NASA

Earth Science missions and needs Identifies importance of NASA-NOAA

partnership for • Technology maturation

• Applications advancement

NOAA to take a leadership role in:• Leveraging non-NOAA observations for

operational and general use

• Develop productive collaboration with commercial data providers

• Expand partnerships to gain maximum access to quality data

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OUR MISSION

OUR VISION

… is to provide secure and timely access to global environmental data and information from satellites and other sources to both promote and protect the Nation’s environment, security, economy quality of life.

Mission and Vision

…is to expand understanding of our dynamic planet as the Trusted source of Environmental data.

NESDIS Looking Forward

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NSO

SAArchitecture Analysis

Operational Considerations(NOAA/DoD/ Partners)

Strategic Priorities

Technology Opportunities

Policies & Standards

NOAA User Prioritized Requirements

National Weather ServiceNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Ocean ServiceOceanic and Atmospheric Research

NESDIS Ground

Pre-Phase A Studies

Partner Observing Sources

Source Agnostic Information

• Instrument Capabilities Allocated

to Orbits

• Replenishment policies

• Cost estimates

• Technology roadmap

Commercial Data Purchases

NOAA Program(s) of Record

Defining Our Future Satellite ArchitectureNOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture (NSOSA)

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NSO

SA

GOES-E

3rd Gen. (USA)

75° W

GOES-W

3rd Gen. (USA)

135° W

METEOSAT 3rd Gen.

(EUMETSAT) 0°

METEOSAT-IO

(EUMETSAT) 57.5° E

GEO-KOMPSAT

(SOUTH KOREA)

128° E

HIMAWARI

(JAPAN) 140° E

JASON

SENTINEL 3

JPSS-1 or 2

GOES-Spare

3rd Gen.

(USA) 105° W

SWFO – L1

Radarsat

GNSS-RO

Regional RT from GEO, Government satellites

Global coverage from polar SS and partners, all Government satellites Mixed functions at L1,

Government satellites

NOAA’s Legacy Constellation (and Architecture)

EPS-SG-A

EPS-SG-B

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NSO

SA

GEO is mixed US Gov. satellites & hosted payloadsPartially disaggregated LEO systemsMixed resolution payloads, update rates

Hosted

Imager East

Hosted

Imager WestGEO-KOMPSAT

(SOUTH KOREA) 128° E

HIMAWARI

(JAPAN) 140° E

JASON

SENTINEL

Sounder 1330

US Gov Center GEO

“SuperGOES”EPS-SG-A

EPS-SG-B

Comprehensive

SWX – L1

Radarsat

Sounder 0530

MTG-I

(EUMETSAT) 0°

MTG-S

(EUMETSAT)

Wind LIDAR

Tundra

Tundra

Hosted

Instrument of

Opportunity

Comprehensive

SWX – L5• GNSS-RO Data Buys• Communications Service Buys Comprehensive

space weather

Examples of Upcoming Trades• Transition to hosting payloads• Give up some legacy measurements• Space weather collected differently• Cross-grade imagers• New NOAA LEO orbits (0530, crossing)

Exemplar/Possible Hybrid Architecture

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Partnerships

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International Partnerships

NOAA partnerships are crucial for ensuring data continuity for NOAA’s lifesaving mission, both in space and in situ

Major International AgreementsEurope • EUMETSAT• European Space Agency• European Commission• CNES (France)

Asia/Oceana• JAXA, JMA (Japan)• National Space Organization (Taiwan)• KMA, KARI/KASI (Korea)• ISRO, MoES (India)

Major Multilateral Engagements • Committee on Earth Observation

Satellites (CEOS)• Group on Earth Observations• Coordination Group for

Meteorological Satellites (CGMS)• World Meteorological Organization

(WMO)• Group on Earth Observations (GEO)• Cospas-Sarsat Search and Rescue

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Domestic Partnerships

• Across NOAA: NESDIS works closely with other NOAA line offices to understand user needs and develop new products

• Across Government: NESDIS relies on interagency partners for R&D and launch & acquisition services; interagency depends on us to provide near-real-time continuous coverage• Key Partners: NASA and DOD

• Across Academia: NESDIS partners with academia to form cooperative institutes (CIs) for research and development of cutting-edge technologies

• Across Industry: NESDIS partners with industry to develop our satellite systems as well as through our commercial weather data pilot to test commercial weather data purchases

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NOAA/NASA Partnership

• NOAA & NASA are extremely well suited to complement each other. NASA has the technical depth and expertise to design and manage the mission development, NOAA has the requirements and operational experience to understand and manage the mission implementation risk

• NOAA & NASA will continue to: Collaborate on technology

development and maturation Identify R2O and O2R opportunities

and facilitate rapid transition Use NASA research data for

operations and NOAA operational data for research

Increase observations supporting both the operational and research communities

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OUR

MISSION

• Gaining sufficient and sustainable funding for Polar Follow-On, Space Weather Follow-On, and Argos/SARSAT

• Delivering on development milestones for all programs, including for launches of GOES-S and COSMIC-2A

• Defining and implementing a budget and organizational structure that supports NESDIS commitments and future plans

• Defining and investing in a future system architecture in coordination with internal NOAA partners and external stakeholders

• Active engagement with the commercial sector, both as suppliers of data and as customers

What’s Next: NESDIS’ Roadmap

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Thank You!