Meteorological Satellite Status Report A Sample of Key

Meteorological Satellite Status Report A Sample of Key Developments Matthew A. Lazzara Antarctic Meteorological Research Center Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison

Sample Topics • Sample key developments: – NOAA-N’ – GIFTS – A-Train – MGS Science Workshop – Meteosat-8 • Status of US Satellites – POES/NOAA & DMSP – GOES – NASA/Research NASA

The End of NOAA-N’ ? NOAA

Severe damage to the instruments and communications Unlikely to be launched… ? ? Repairs Pending… 2008? ?

GIFTS What is GIFTS? • Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) • 32, 600 sensors to collect data, scanning an area of 512 kilometers square every ten seconds (~3000 Channels)!! – 60 Mb/sec - X-band • Joint NASA, NOAA, US Navy, SSEC/University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Dynamics Laboratory/Utah State University Status • NASA – Descoping NMP EO-3 • NOAA – still funding R&D for GOES-R HES • Navy – Continuing GIFTS partnership despite lack of spacecraft funding • Instrument may still be built regardless – may yet have a future (Proposal submitted)

Take the A-Train… Satellites Flying in Polar Orbiting Formation! Within 23 minutes of each other! NASA Aura Launch: 2004 Cloud. Sat Launch: 2004 PARASOL Launch: 2004 CALIPSO Launch: 2004 Aqua On Orbit OCO Launch: 2007

Mc. Murdo Ground Station Science Workshop The Ohio State University Byrd Polar Research Center March 9 -11, 2004 Photos by Mike Comberiate

MGS Science Workshop: Recommendations 1. Communications 1. 2. Internet Improvements needed Short-, Mid-, Long-term solutions suggested Pat Smith 2. Science and Operational Requirements 1. 2. 3. 4. Short-, Mid-, Long-term implementation Multi-discipline benefits Recommend the installation of a stand-alone direct readout reception station for science and operational use by the United States Antarctic Program and its partners. Recommend the processing and use of direct broadcast data be required/possible both on site at Mc. Murdo Station as well as off site. 3. Limiting Factors 4. There is more…. report will be available in July.

Meteosat-8 aka MSG-1 (Meteosat Second Generation) • Multi-channel Imager • Rules with encryption! • 6 hour • 3 hour • 15 minute • 3 days • Once MTSAT-1 R is launched late 2004 multi-channel Antarctic composites possible!!

Status • NOAA-12 – AVHRR good – HIRS/MSU bad • NOAA-14 – AVHRR bad – HIRS good, MSU o. k. • NOAA-15 – AVHRR o. k. – AMSU-A 1 o. k. – AMSU-A 2 good – AMSU-B/HIRS o. k. • NOAA-16 – AVHRR o. k – AMSU-A 1 o. k. – AMSU-A 2/-B/HIRS good • NOAA-17 – AVHRR good – AMSU-A 1 bad – AMSU-A 2/-B/HIRS good POES/NOAA • • Future Launches NOAA-N – 10/4/2004 NOAA-N’ – 2008 ? NPP – 10/2006 NPOESS – 11/2009 – Water Vapor Channel on 3 rd NPOESS (? ) • More in Art Cayette’s brief…

DMSP Status • DMSP F 12 – Still operating… • DMSP F 13 – Operational since 1995 Future Launches • DMSP F 17 – 2005 • DMSP F 18 – 200? • DMSP F 19 – 200? • DMSP F 20 – 200? *All morning orbits!? • DMSP F 14 – Operational since 1997 • DMSP F 15 – Operational since 2000 • DMSP F 16 – New! – Launched 10/18/03 – OLS data 11/04/03 NGDC

Status • GOES-8 DEORBIT GOES – Deactivated!!! – Placed 350 km above geostationary orbit – Turned off telemetry and command transmitter 5 May 04 • GOES-9 GOES Pacific – Operational – On loan to JMA replacing GMS – Working better than when it was put into storage! • GOES-10 GOES West – Operational • • • GOES-11 STORAGE – On orbit storage – Up coming test/out of storage • GOES-12 GOES-East – Operational • Future Launches GOES-N – 12/2004 GOES-O – 7/2007 GOES-P – 10/2008 GOES-Q – option only (may never be built…Canceled? ) GOES-R – Launch 2012 New Imager ABI and new Sounder HES

NASA - EOS • Polar orbiting: – Terra • On orbit • Has had some issues • Near design life expectancy – Aqua • On orbit – operating nominally – Aura • Launch 2004 • Geostationary (EO-3) – Descoped…. NASA

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