1. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 1 JPSS Program Overview Presented to Goddard Contractors Association November 17, 2010 Arlin Bartels Deputy Project Manager JPSS Flight Project

2. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 2 JPSS Program Overview ● JPSS will be NASA/NOAA’s next generation of polar Earth observing science data satellites –Maintain continuity of climate observations and critical environmental data from the polar orbit –Increase timeliness and accuracy of severe weather event forecasts –Provide advanced imaging capability to analyze fires, volcanoes, Gulf oil tracking and other adverse incidents –Provide advanced atmospheric temperature, moisture and pressure profiles from space –Direct broadcast data to field terminals at hour scale latency JPSS 1 Satellite (NPP-clone) JPSS Launch Readiness DateJPSS 1 -2015, JPSS 2 - 2018 Program Architecture 2 Satellites (JPSS 1 & JPSS 2); 5 year operational design life Program Operational LifeFY 2015 – FY 2026 Program Life-cycle FY 2011 President’s Budget*$11.9 billion * Program fully funded by DOC/NOAA

3. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 3 JPSS Program Overview (cont’d) ● Administration decision on restructuring NPOESS announced in early February 2010 ● NOAA/DOD leadership agree to cooperate to ensure a smooth transition – Acquisition Decision Memorandum signed March 2010 ● NOAA/NASA management of JPSS Space Segment (PM Orbit) and shared Ground System with DOD ● Mid and early-AM orbits covered by EUMETSAT and remaining DOD/DMSP platforms ● Agencies will share data from each orbit to meet the national need for weather and climate information ● JPSS Space Segment to deliver most planned NPOESS observations for PM orbit ● Continue plan for operational use of NPP data (PM orbit)

4. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 4 JPSS Program Overview (cont’d) ● GSFC is performing work on a reimbursable basis for NOAA ● JPSS Satellites operate in 13:30 (LTAN) orbital plane only ● Period of development/operations: through FY 2026 ● Launch Readiness Dates: FY 2015 and FY 2018 ● Maximum Data latency of 80 minutes at IOC and 30 minutes by FOC; 15 minute objective ● International partners provide some space segment components and/or data

5. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 5 DoD option to move to am orbit

6. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 6 JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM (JPSS) PROGRAM ORGANIZATION Code 470 JPSS PROGRAM OFFICE Associate Director/Program Manager for JPSS Preston M. Burch J. Buswell – Program Secretary Deputy Associate Director/Deputy Program Manager for JPSS Liz Citrin Deputy Program Manager/Technical for JPSS Mark Brumfield JPSS Program Business Manager Linda Greenslade Deputy Program Business Manager Margaret Pavlik Code 472 JPSS FLIGHT PROJECT Project Manager C. Tooley Deputy Project Manager P. Sullivan Deputy Project Manager A. Bartels Deputy Project Manager/Resources TBD NOAA-NASA Liaison Manager J. Morris Code 474 JPSS GROUND PROJECT Project Manager D. Devito Deputy Project Manager for O&S T. Zeiler Deputy Project Manager for Dev/I&T J. Smith Deputy Project Manager/Resources G. Gaukler Preston M. Burch, Acting Associate Director/Program Manager for JPSS Date October 12, 2010 Senior Scientist for JPSS J. Gleason Deputy Senior Scientist for JPSS VACANT Financial Mgr. Project Support Mgr. Command Control Comm. Segment Mission Operations Interface Data Proc. Segment Field Terminals Safety & Mission Assurance Mgr M. Delmont Public Affairs Office C. O’Carroll Mission System Engineering S/W Management Mission AssuranceCustomer Liaison SecurityMission Management Data Product Eng. Data Products & Algorithms Chief Engineer A. Whipple Procurement Manager S. Marshall Resources and Technical Support VACANT Chief Engineer T. Trenkle JPSS-1 Mission SE P. Weinberger Mission SE & SME Team MA Lead for Transition Spacecraft CSO Instruments CSO Financial Project Management Contracts Inst. Systems Mgr. Deputy ISM JPSS Observatory Mgr LV Interface Mgr. CrIS IMOMPS IM VIIRS IMATMS IM I&T/Early Flt Ops Mgr. -- P R E L I M I N A R Y --

7. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 7 JPSS Space Segment ● Designed for operation in afternoon orbit with a 13:30 LTAN ● Launch readiness date of January 2015 and January 2018 ● Compatible with existing and future polar ground sites (Svalbard, McMurdo) and Ka ground sites at mid latitudes ● Instrument complement includes –VIIRS, ATMS, CrIS, OMPS, CERES or ERBS ● Spacecraft –Clone of NPP bus ● EELV is launch vehicle –Likely Atlas V or Falcon 9 ● JPSS also accommodates: –TSIS Instrument on Free Flyer Spacecraft –SARSAT and A/DCS communication services on Free Flyer Spacecraft (TBC)

8. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 8 JPSS Space Segment Payload Complement Sensors for JPSS 1 LRD 1/2015 Sensors for JPSS 2 LRD 1/2018 Instruments VIIRSXX CrISXX ATMSXX OMPS Limb/NadirNadir OnlyNadir and Limb CERESX ERBSX TSISX (TBD Platform) Services Search & RescueX (TBD Platform)? Data CollectionX (TBD Platform) Low Rate Broadcast(TBD)X High Rate BroadcastXX Sensitive & Pre-Decisional Information * Note: Maintain as option against future VIIRS development problems

9. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 9 JPSS-1 Based on NPP Design

10. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 10 JPSS Instruments ● Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) and Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) –Provide profiles of temperature, moisture, and pressure ● Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) –Provides daily high-resolution imagery and radiometry across the visible to longwave infrared spectrum ● Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) –UV and IR bands for ozone total column measurements ● Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) –Supports studies of Earth Radiation Budget CrIS ATMS OMPS VIIRS CERES

11. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 11 JPSS Ground Segment ● Command, Control, Communication Segment (C3S) –Includes MCC at NOAA/NSOF, Svalbard, McMurdo and Ka sites –Deployed for NPP, augmentation required for JPSS satellites –Capacity and flexibility to operate future DOD polar-orbiting satellites in morning orbit(s) ● Interface Data Processing Segment (IDPS) –Includes all hardware and software to process and disseminate data from satellites –Provides NPP and JPSS data and products to NOAA and DOD Centrals, to NOAA’s Archives and to NASA’s SDS (for NPP) Presently Deployed for NPP at NOAA and AF Centrals, augmentation will be required for JPSS satellites Deployed at Navy Central(s) for JPSS satellites ● Field terminal – Direct Transmission –Develop prototype system (h/w & s/w) for deployment by agencies and individual users

12. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 12 JPSS Mission System Architecture

13. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 13 NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) NSOF Operations Floor occupied for NPOESS State 1 SafetyNet™ Ground Network to provide rapid Mission Data Receipt NPOESS Satellite T&C Station at Svalbard, Norway Black Island, Antarctica Upgrades for NPOESS data relay Command, Control, and Communications Segment (C3S) C3S Segment Features ● Satellite Operations & Mission Management ● Space/Ground Communications ● Global Mission Data Receive Network ● Data Routing/Retrieval ● Enterprise Management ● Builds directly upon the system designed and deployed for State 1

14. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 14 Interface Data Processing/Field Terminal Segments (IDPS/FTS) ● Processes Sensor data into RDRs, SDRs and EDRs ● Delivers data to Users –4 Centrals at NESDIS, AFWA, FNMOC, NAVO –CLASS data archive ● Supports mission requirements with high performance and fast processing to meet operational latency ● Modular, Extensible, Flexible ● State 2/3 adds IDPS deployment to FNMOC and NAVO Centrals in addition to refresh of existing State 1 IDPS at NESDIS and AFWA ● Field Terminal – based on technologies developed by GSFC Direct Readout Laboratory State 1 IDPS Racks installed at NESDIS State 1 IDPS Racks at AFWA Field Terminal Segment IDPS State 2/3 Builds on State 1 Interface Data Processing Segment

15. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 15 Ground Station Sites Calculated 5 degree elevation coverage circles of current sites

16. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 16 JPSS Operations and Sustainment ● At NSOF i.e. “NOAA Central” –Operate NPP, JPSS, and DWSS satellites –Operations transition from JPSS-led to NOAA-led at start of nominal operations –Operate future DoD polar-orbiting metsats; deliver raw data to IDPS at DoD Centrals –Operate and sustain C3S and IDPS for life of program –Conduct initial and recurring Cal/Val –Support all NOAA Field Terminal users and maintain the registration data base and key management center for all other users

17. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 17 JPSS Transition Approach ● Acquisition authority delegated to NASA GSFC for PM orbit and ground system –Governance model per NMI 7120.5 –NASA becomes the Systems Integrator ● NPOESS PEO/IPO facilitates transition –To date, transition has been as transparent to ongoing work as practical ● Transferred work on Instruments/Ground System via GSFC letter contracts ● Standard contracts now in place for Ground, CrIS, OMPS, and Spacecraft –Remaining: VIIRS, ATMS, and long term 1394 support ● JPSS Program/Project Organizations defined and staffing is underway ● NPP Project will remain with the Earth Sciences Program at GSFC ● JPSS and NPP Organizations are being collocated in GSFC Building 40 (former Greentech IV Building) this week

18. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 18 Summary ● JPSS will be a critical element in maintaining NOAA/NASA climate knowledge continuity from the afternoon orbit ● JPSS will improve weather forecasting and knowledge of transient Earth events ● JPSS will provide time-critical weather information for DoD and other personnel ● On behalf of NOAA, GSFC leads a large team of industrial partners to make this happen ● JPSS will continue to maintain a close collaborative relationship with DoD both during the NPOESS transition and throughout the mission ● To lessen programmatic risk, JPSS-1 is baselined as a clone of NPP ● JPSS provides the ground segment for the DoD DWSS Mission as well as the JPSS satellites ● Although moving offsite to Building 40, JPSS is still a fully-GSFC organization

19. Joint Polar Satellite System Program 101117_AB_JPSS_GSFC_ContractorsAsn.ppt 19 JPSS Acronym List ● AAAssociate Administrator ● ADCSAdvanced Data Collection System ● AFWAAir Force Weather Agency ● AHRPTAdvanced High Resolution Picture Transmission ● AMSR2Advanced Microwave Scanning radiometer 2 ● ATMSAdvanced Technology Microware Sounder ● CERESCloud and Earth Radiant Energy System ● CLASSComprehensive Large Array Data Stewardship System ● CPDCapabilities Production Document ● CrISCross-Track Infrared Sounder ● CSCivil Servant ● C3SCommand, Control, and Communications Segment ● DoDDepartment of Defense ● DUSDeputy Under Secretary ● EDREnvironmental Data Record ● ERBSEarth Radiation Budget Suite ● FOCFinal Orbital Capability ● FTField Terminal ● FTEsFull Time Equivalents ● FTSField Terminal Segment ● GCOMGlobal Changing Observation Mission ● GOES-NGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - N ● GSGround System ● GSFCGoddard Space Flight Center ● HQHeadquarters ● HRDHigh Rate Data ● I&TIntegration & Test ● ICDInterface Control Document ● IDPSInterface Data Processing Segment ● IOCInitial Orbital Capability ● IORD-IIIntegrated Operational Requirements Document - II ● JASDJoint Agency Satellite Division ● JPSSJoint Polar Satellite System ● LRDLaunch Readiness Date ● LRDLow Rate Data ● MMC Mission Management Center ● MOUMemorandum Of Understanding ● NGNorthrop Grumman ● NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration ● NESDISNational Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service ● NGASNorthrop Grumman Aerospace Systems ● NGSTNorthrop Grumman Space Technology ● NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ● NPOESSNational Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System ● NPPNPOESS Preparatory Project ● NSOFNOAA Satellite Operations Facility ● OMPSOzone Mapping and Profiler Suite ● OSDOffice of Systems Development ● OSTPOffice of Science and Technology Policy ● PMCProgram Management Council ● RDRRaw Data Record ● SARSATSearch and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking ● SDESelective Data Encryption ● SDRScience Data Record ● SDSScience Data Segment ● SMASafety and Mission Assurance ● SMCSpace and Missile Systems Center ● SMDScience Mission Directorate ● T&CTelemetry & Command ● TSISTotal Solar and Spectral Irradiance Sensor ● WBSWork Breakdown Structure ● USAFUnited States Air Force ● VIIRSVisible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite