Building the Nation
Building the Nation
Nation’ss Next Generation Operational Polar
s Next Generation Operational Polar‐Orbiting
Polar Orbiting Weather Satellite
Orbiting Weather Satellite
Scott C Asbury
Scott C. Asbury, PMP b y, PMP
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Poster
Poster #675
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JPSS‐‐1
JPSS
What is JPSS‐1?
What is JPSS‐1?
JPSS 1 is the Nation
JPSS-1
Nation’ss next
next-generation,
generation, operational, polar
polar-orbiting
orbiting weather
satellite being procured by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on behalf of
NOAA
NOAA.
The JPSS
JPSS-1
1 spacecraft bus and its five instrument payloads are
production Ball Aerospace is the provider of the JPSS-1
currently in full-scale production.
spacecraft bus,
bus the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) payload and is
the satellite integrator.
integrator JPSS-1
JPSS 1 follows the successful Suomi National PolarPolar
orbiting Partnership (S-NPP)
(S NPP) satellite launched in October 2011.
2011 JPSS-1
JPSS 1 will
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Joint Polar Satellite System Mission Architecture
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Keeping Americans safe from extreme weather events through storm tracking,
enhanced weather prediction capabilities,
capabilities and long
long-term
term climate monitoring
is the cornerstone of the JPSS mission.
mission The environmental monitoring which
JPSS-1 will provide will advance weather forecasting and environmental
prediction in many sectors,
sectors improving the ability of the public,
public Government,
Government
first responders,
responders and businesses to plan for the future.
future
What is a Polar Orbit? Why Use a Polar Orbit?
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 Polar orbits are ~90 degree inclination orbits, useful for spacecraft that
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 Since the orbital plane is nominally fixed in inertial space,
space the planet
rotates below a polar orbit
orbit, allowing the spacecraft low
low-altitude
altitude access to
virtually every point on the surface.
surface
 A polar orbit offers daily global coverage, by making ~14 polar orbits daily.
A Weather‐Ready Nation
Readyy Nation
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 Planned launch 2Q GFY 2017
JPSS‐1 Spacecraft Zenith Deck Layout
JPSS‐1 Spacecraft Zenith Deck Layout
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 7-year
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life requirement
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 Orbit:
O bit 824 k
km, sun-synch
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(98 7 deg),
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di node
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 Observatory Mass (MEV): 1979 kg (dry)
Ka‐band SMD Ka
band SMD
TDRSS Link
TDRSS Link
SSpacecraft Control
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Processors
Command Telemetry
Unit
Solid State Recorder
Solid State Recorder
 S/C Power (MEV): 1619 W (orbit average)
Star Trackers
Star Trackers
 1553 & SpaceWire data networks
 Hydrazine propulsion system
Command & Data Processors
Power Control &
P
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Di ib i U i
Distribution Units
Ka band SMD Ka‐band
SMD
Ground Link
Ground Link
 ADCS: 3-axis stabilized
 S-band Command & Telemetry
 Ka-band
K b d 300 Mb
Mbps St
Stored
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Data
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 Ka-band
Ka band 300 Mbps Stored Mission Data back-up
back up link to TDRSS
 X-band
X band High Rate Data direct broadcast @ 15 Mbps
Batteries
 Same payload instrument complement as SS-NPP
NPP
Solar Array
Solar Array
Propulsion Module &
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Launch Vehicle Interface
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AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION
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Scott
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Ball Aerospace
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sasbury@ball com
[email protected]
Advanced Payloads Provide Critical Operational Advanced
Payloads Provide Critical Operational
Weather Data & Long‐Term Climate Observations
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 Visible/Infrared
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R di
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S it (VIIRS)
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radiometer collects visible and infrared
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atmosphere, cryosphere, and oceans
JPSS‐1 Spacecraft Nadir Deck Layout
JPSS‐1 Spacecraft Nadir Deck Layout
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 Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS)
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produce high-resolution,
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temperature pressure
temperature,
pressure, and moisture profiles
 Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS)
o A cross-track scanner with 22 channels,, provides
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soundingg
observations needed to retrieve profiles of atmospheric
temperature and moisture
VIIRS
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CrIS
HRD Direct Broadcast
HRD
Di t B d t
Antenna
 Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS)
o An advanced suite of hyperspectral instruments, extends
the 25-plus
25 plus year total-ozone
total ozone and ozone-profile
ozone profile records
 Clouds and the Earth's
Earth s Radiant Energy System (CERES)
o A three-channel radiometer,, measures both solarreflected and Earth-emitted radiation from the top of the
atmosphere
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JPSS‐1
JPSS
1 is an Enhancement
is an Enhancement of the S
of the S‐NPP
NPP Design
Design