1. International Polar Year: STG DLR ground segment operations capabilities Erhard Diedrich Head of Division International Ground Segment DLR – German Remote Sensing Data Center Montreal, 05-March-2008

2. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 2 German Remote Sensing Data Center 2 Capabilities to support the International Polar Year Integrated EO Ground Segment of DLR

3. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 3 German Remote Sensing Data Center 3 Functional Structure of the DLR EO Ground Segment Mission Operations German Space Operations Center (GSOC) Satellite operations and control Mission planning and commanding Monitoring Flight dynamics Mission Operations German Space Operations Center (GSOC) Satellite operations and control Mission planning and commanding Monitoring Flight dynamics Instrument Operations and Calibration Depending on instrument Instrument system engineering Instrument operations Calibration and long term monitoring Instrument Operations and Calibration Depending on instrument Instrument system engineering Instrument operations Calibration and long term monitoring Payload Ground Segment Cluster Applied Remote Sensing (DFD und IMF) User and service element interface Interface to mission planning Data reception and data circulation Processing, archiving and catalogue Product distribution Payload Ground Segment Cluster Applied Remote Sensing (DFD und IMF) User and service element interface Interface to mission planning Data reception and data circulation Processing, archiving and catalogue Product distribution

4. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 4 German Remote Sensing Data Center 4 Missions, Facilities and Users Receiving Stations TerraSAR-X ERS-2, ENVISAT IRS-Series CHAMP, GRACE Processing Archiving, Distr. Oberpfaffenhofen Neustrelitz Service-Elements & Users

5. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 5 German Remote Sensing Data Center 5 Data Acquisition within the EO Ground Segment Development of Global Payload Ground Station Network to serve mission needs: near real time data acquisition and processing, fast access to data, remote control of receiving stations New technology concepts for data reception: higher data rates and usage of optical communication technology Stations are embedded in overall system operations for ordering, reception and distribution of payload data from national, European and international EO missions Engineering und system integration of EO ground segments is performed for national (TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X, EnMAP, etc.) and European (e.g. Sentinel) missions

6. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 6 German Remote Sensing Data Center 6 National and International Station Overview PermanentNeustrelitz (Germany)3 LSX-band 7.3 m, LS-band 4.0 m, VHF Oberpfaffenhofen (Germany)X-band 3.6 m, L-band 2.4 m, L-band 4.0 m X-band (5,6 m) for European Space Imaging OHiggins (Antarctic)LSX-band 9.0 m Chetumal (Mexico)LSX-band 9.0 m TransportableNy Álesund (with GFZ, Spitzbergen)X-band 4.0 m Recife (Brazil)L-band 0.9 m

7. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 7 German Remote Sensing Data Center 7 Satellite data received by DFD ground stations In Neustrelitz Ground stations primarily for high data rate reception in Europa – ERS-2, Envisat (ESA, national) – IRS-1C/IRS-1D (Euromap) IRS-P3 (Euromap, national) – Champ, Grace (national) – Koronas-F (national) MarocTubsat (national) – Orbview-2(Orbimage) – TerraSAR-X SAR, IGOR, TT&C (national/Infoterra) – IRS-P6/ IRS-P5(Resource-Sat, CartoSat) – ALOS(ESA) In Oberpfaffenhofen IKONOS Regional Operations Center (GeROC) (European Space Imaging) Ground stations primarily for low data rate reception in Europa – NOAA, Metop (national) – Meteosat, MSG (national) – Terra, Aqua (national, ESA) International stations network in OHiggins, Chetumal, Ny Alesund Ground stations for missions and commercial customers – ERS-2 (SAR and LBR), TerraSAR-X (SAR, IGOR, TT&C), Landsat 5, IRS, NOAA, Champ, Grace, Terra / Aqua, TanDEM-X, optional ENVISAT

8. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 8 German Remote Sensing Data Center 8 Ground Stations I ERIS Chetumal / Mexico 18.5° N 88.2° W Neustrelitz 53.3° N 13.1° O ERS-2, IRS-Series, TerraSAR-XERS-2, Landsat 5, Cartosat, ENVISAT, CHAMP, GRACE MODIS

9. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 9 German Remote Sensing Data Center 9 Ground Stations II Station Ny Alesund German Antartic Receiving Station 78.2° N 15.4° O 63.3° S 57.9° W GFZ-DLR S-Band Station ERS-2, TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X Champ, Grace ENVISAT? TOR/IGOR TerraSAR-X. TanDEM-X

10. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 10 German Remote Sensing Data Center 10 Station Detail Oberpfaffenhofen OP data reception focused on data from sensors MODIS, NOAA- AVHRR and the Meteosat / MSG / METOP sensors Data service for e.g. World Data Center of Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere Wide range of atmosphere, biosphere or climate research relevant products Product models (for archiving and retrieval) specialized for climate and time series analysis Single Scenes Geo-Time-Cubes x y t

11. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 11 German Remote Sensing Data Center 11 Station Detail German Antarctic Receiving Station (GARS) at OHiggins The station is located at the Antarctic Peninsula in the vicinity of the Chilean Antarctic Base General Bernardo OHiggins (63.32° S 57.90W) and is designed for autarchy in operation Antenna system 9m for S/X-band data reception and S-band data uplink Data primary storage (MDA DAS), redundant Multi-mission data processing equipment (ACS and Kongsberg) Insnec Cortex High Rate and TT&C equipment, redundant VLBI data reception and recording capability

12. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 12 German Remote Sensing Data Center 12 GARS in deep Antartic winter

13. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 13 German Remote Sensing Data Center 13 GARS ERS-1/2 acquisition summary 1991 - 2006 Blue 1 pass Green 3 – 5 passes Yellow 6 – 13 passes Orange 14 – 27 passes Red - 42 passes Magenta > 43 passes

14. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 14 German Remote Sensing Data Center 14

15. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 15 German Remote Sensing Data Center 15 Super spectral data (MODIS) from South Shetland Islands

16. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 16 German Remote Sensing Data Center 16 Ground station summary and outlook Stations in use Neustrelitz: national missions and special focus on NRT applications Oberpfaffenhofen: Terra, Aqua, Eumetcast-Systems for MSG and Ozone-SAF, IKONOS Regional Operations Center GARS Antarctic Peninsula : currently campaign wise operations Chetumal Mexico: support to missions and regional needs Future outlook GARS: capability of whole year operations from 2009 on TanDEM-X with the challenge of 3 polar stations in full use Current investigations for a station location in northern Canada

17. Institut für Methodik der Fernerkundung bzw. Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum Folie 17 German Remote Sensing Data Center 17 Summary EO Ground Segment Multi mission integrated EO ground segment in place Ground segment services for National missions European missions Selected international missions Future outlook Further extension of station capability Further national missions, major effort for TanDEM-X Support of IPY is a major thematic priority