1 Joe Mulligan, NPOESS Ground Systems Division Deputy

2 Current Program Status   NPOESS has completed restructure and is executing to re-baseline contract   Performance on NPOESS Engineering, Manufacturing & Development program   On schedule and budget for 23 months   Contract modification signed in July 2007   System design meets requirements for improvements in data delivery for current and accurate weather forecasting   On track to deliver essential weather measurements and 14 of 26 essential climate variables   System retains capacity to accommodate de-manifested sensors and other sensors to provide additional monitoring   Currently re-manifesting OMPS-Limb on NPP   NPOESS sensors are on track for delivery for NPOESS Preparatory Project launch   NPOESS remains on track for Jan 2013 launch of C1 spacecraft

3 Systems Engineering & Science Progress Algorithms & Verification  Algorithms functioning as an integrated system  Initial phase of algorithm development is ~85% compete  Near-term focus is on completing test & verification of operational algorithm software Integration and Test  Critical Design Review scheduled for April 2009  NPOESS Preparatory Project compatibility tests completed  Command, Control, Communications (C3) Segment for NPP is 94% complete Operations & Support  Effective transition from C3 to Operations & Support (O&S) in Jan 07  On track for Integrated Data Processing System and C3S development teams to perform O&S through EMD

4 Ground Segment Progress  Ground Segment  NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) complete  Command and Control completed and installed at 4 locations  NPP Flight Vehicle Simulator installed NOAA Satellite Operations Facility  NPP Svalbard Modifications Completed  Communications services to NSOF established  End to End compatibility checkouts conducted  WindSat data relay operational  IDP Segment  Build 1.4 completed qualification testing  Final NPP Software Increment Build 1.5 in development  Acceptance Test at NSOF in Summer 2008 Integrated Data Processing System Development Downlink at Svalbard

5 Weather, Oceanography Clouds, temperature, wind, precipitation, currents, tides, land use Nowcasting, Forecasting   Routine weather, disasters, military ops   Imagers, sounders, [active and passive] NPOESS Environmental Regimes Space Weather magnetic and electric fields Solar Event Forecast  Communication, navigation, anomaly resolution  Imagers, sounders [active and passive], particle and field probes Climate, Environment Chemistry, water, pollution, etc Long Term Monitoring  Planetary implications  Radiometers, spectrometers, sounders [active and passive]

6 Top requirements Operational Needs Soil moisture Army Sea surface winds and temperature Navy / NOAA Atmospheric vertical temperature and moisture soundings NOAA Air Force Imagery Six Key Performance Parameters

7 NPOESS Certified Program   2 EMD Satellites plus 2 Optional (2010 decision)   Bus sized to carry all sensors   VIIRS, CrIS, ATMS, CERES, OMPS-N, SEM, ADCS, SARSAT remain   APS, TSIS, OMPS-L, ERBS, Alt, SuS, SESS de-manifested from C1 & C2 [accommodation remains]   CMIS deleted from C1 & C2 [MIS planned for C2]   Ground architecture essentially unchanged Continuity, Flexibility, Affordable Advanced Capability

8 Polar MetSat Flight Schedule F17 F19 F18 F20 F16 F13 M N N’ NPP MetOp A MetOp B MetOp C C1 C2 C3 AM Mid AM PM AQUA PEPSIS C4 CALENDAR YEAR NPOESS and METOP team up to replace Heritage Systems

N ATIONAL P OLAR-ORBITING O PERATIONAL E NVIRONMENTAL S ATELLITE S YSTEM NPOESS LAN 1330 “Early-Afternoon” NPOESS LAN 1730 “Early-Morning” MetOp LAN 2130 “Mid-Morning” Launches Lifetime Ozone Sensors Atmos Sounders MetOp [2130] ~2006, 2011, yr GOME-2/IASI IASI/AMSU/MHS NPP [1330] ~ yr OMPS/CrIS CrIS/ATMS NPOESS [1330] ~ 2013, yr OMPS/CrIS CrIS/ATMS/MIS 1 NPOESS [1730] ~2016 1, yr MIS 1 “Continuity of GLOBAL SOUNDINGS/OZONE Products from 2009 – 2026+” Joint Transition Activities [JTA] Agreement “Towards a Joint Polar System [JPS]” NPP ~( )

10 Orbit Priorities Continuity of Operational Data Sources is the Top Priority   Afternoon [13:30 LTAN]   NOAA priority   Critical input [>90%] for worldwide weather forecast models   Product Examples:   Northern coverage [Alaska for cloud, fire, and volcano detection]   Tactical air, sea, and ground operations   IR and Micro-wave temperature and moisture profiles   Tracks size and location of Ozone hole   Measures radiation threat to airline passengers and astronauts   Impact on space-based communications and GPS operations   Early Morning [17:30 LTAN]   AF priority   Critical input for global cloud forecast models   Product Examples:   Supports short term forecast models   Traditional support to Intelligence Community mission   Tactical support to air, sea, and ground operations   Hurricane intensity and accuracy at landfall   Mid Morning [21:30 LTAN]   Enhances worldwide forecast models   Supports short term forecast products

11 1. Sense phenomena 2. Downlink raw data 3. Transport data to Centrals for processing 4. Process raw data into EDRs and deliver to Centrals Monitor and control Satellites and Ground Elements X and L bands Ka-band Field Terminals SafetyNet TM Receptors Global fiber network connects 15 receptors to Centrals Full IDP Capability at each Central NESDIS, AFWA, FNMOC, NAVO MMC (Suitland) Aurora MMC Concept of Operations Unchanged

12 Most Probable Site World 95% Latency distribution Latency (min)

13 NOAA Satellite Operations Facility NPP C3 Integrated Hardware and Software delivered to and tested at NSOF and other operational sites 2 months early and on cost! IDPS hardware installation at NSOF begun 1 month early

14 Ground Segments (Raytheon IIS) Command and Control facilities installed – passed acceptance test Central facility (NSOF) occupied and in business Significant processing latency risk reduction achieved NSOF Operations Facility Completed Spacecraft Bus (NGST) Risk Reduction achieved-- Healthy mass and power margins Preliminary Design Audit Updates Completed Nov 06 Unit designs progressing Complex Common Modulator Input/output Brass board NPOESS Status Spacecraft and Ground—Meeting Cost & Schedule Objectives

15 Sensor Suite for NPP, C1, C2 GPS VIIRS OMPS CrIS ATMS SEM SARSAT CERES ACDS MIS (3) Environmental Sensors developed through EMD contract (2) Government Furnished Sensors delivered for integration (2) (1) (2) DPU TED MEPED

Sensor Payload Development Progress VIIRS EDU Completed system data handling testing while integrated on NPP VIIRS Flight Unit System integration completed Ambient testing in progress Power supply anomaly under investigation CrIS Instrument (ITT) VIIRS EDU (Raytheon) integrated on NPP (BATC) CrIS EDU Completed system data handling testing while integrating on NPP CrIS Flight Unit Frame testing successfully completed System integration complete, testing in November 2007 OMPS Flight Unit Nadir environmental testing completed Electrical and mechanical interface to NPP verified OMPS Limb re- manifested on NPP OMPS Instrument (BATC)

17 13:30 [VIIRS, CrIS, ATMS, SARSAT, ADCS, CERES, OMPS-N, SEM] Advanced imager & sounders Conical microwave imager/sounder on C3 17:30 [VIIRS, MIS, SARSAT, ADCS] Advanced cloud imagery DMSP SSMI/S available for sea surface wind speed 09:30 [assigned to MetOp] Cloud imagery capability with AVHRR Potential for latency improvement Advanced atmospheric sounders Scatterometer for ocean winds and waves DMSP available for additional cloud imagery, sea surface wind speed Provides Advanced Weather Forecasting Capability Improvements

[VIIRS, CrIS, CERES, OMPS-N, ATMS, SARSAT, ADCS, SEM] Column ozone, Earth radiation and cloud observations 1730 [VIIRS, MIS, SARSAT, ADCS] Advanced cloud imagery 2130 orbit provided by MetOp [AVHRR, IASI, GOME] Cloud imagery, column ozone, and trace gases Orbits maintained with no drift in local time Data base timing continuity Full capacity satellite bus and ground segments to accommodate future sensors including: MIS, APS, TSIS, OMPS-L, ERBS, Alt, and SESS Provides Climate Data Continuity

Global Essential Climate Variables (ECVS- Groups of CDRs) with Heritage Records From J. Bates [NCDC] - NPOESS Science Advisory Team Meeting - April 3, 2007

20 Global Earth Observation System of Systems [GEOSS]  A top National Priority  An Emerging International Priority  Provides Political Legitimacy  Enhances International Collaboration NPOESS will be a major U.S. contributor to GEOSS

21 NPOESS Supports All GEOSS Societal Benefit Areas Natural & Human Induced Disasters Human Health & Well-Being Energy Resources Climate Variability & Change Water Resources Weather Forecasting & Warning Ecosystems Sustainable Agriculture & Desertification Oceans

22 Black & White Visible Current Cloud Imagery NPOESS Cloud Imagery True Color Smoke Plume Carrier Ops Contrails True Color NO NRL Process Dust Fronts Microwave Precip Winds Tough Problems Solved Advanced Cloud Imagery Improves Interpretation Courtesy of NRL Monterey

23 NPOESS Provides Higher Spatial Resolution POES – 1.1 km NPOESS – 400m Tenerife Island Canary Islands February 19, 2004 POES: 11:22 GMT (NOAA – 17) NPOESS: 14:05 GMT (Simulated from Aqua MODIS)

24 Advanced Soundings Result in Better Forecasts Current Fidelity NPOESS Fidelity More Channels Produces Global Forecast Where is Isabel headed? Nat’l Hurricane Center What AR route is optimal? Tanker Airlift Control Ctr All forecasts start with a global model Temperature and moisture profiles

25 NPOESS Preparatory Project IPO-NASA Cooperative Program  Data continuity for NASA’s EOS Terra/Aqua/Aura missions  Instrument risk reduction  Early delivery / instrument-level test / system-level integration and test  Provides lessons learned and allows time for any required modifications before NPOESS first launch VIIRS - Vis/IR Imager Radiometer Suite (IPO) CrIS - Cross-track IR Sounder (IPO) ATMS - Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (NASA) OMPS – Ozone Mapping and Profile Suite (IPO)  Ground System risk reduction  Early delivery and test of a subset of NPOESS-like ground system elements  Early User Evaluation of NPOESS data products  Provides algorithms / instrument verification and opportunities for instrument calibration / validation prior to first NPOESS launch  Allows for algorithm modification prior to first NPOESS launch

26 NPP Status FU & EDU I & T [NPP Satellite Nadir Deck at BATC] ATMS FU1 [NGES] CrIS EDU [ITT] VIIRS EDU [SBRS] OMPS [BATC] NPP Progressing to September 2009 Launch

27 The Way Ahead   Certification re-validated the national security need for NPOESS   Stakeholders unanimous – “No operational data gap” is top priority   Flying NPOESS Preparatory Project on schedule is key   Program plan for the future   Technical baseline understood   Detailed planning complete   Contract Modification signed in July   FY 2010 Program decision point for C3 and C4 We have developed a detailed and executable plan for the future