2. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 Argos: Where we are – Where we’re going by Debbie Shaw Service Argos, Inc.

3. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 Where we are:  Reliable as ever  3 satellites carrying Argos-2  2 satellites carrying Argos-1  First 2-way no longer operating  40 real-time LUTs  20% usage increase in 2004  New customer web interface

4. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 Where we’re going:  NOAA-N (NOAA-18) to be launched Feb. 2005 carrying Argos-2 instrument  Late 2005 – Metop-1 with Argos-3 and downlink  NOAA-N’ will most likely be refurbished and launched in 2008 with an Argos-3 instrument  NPOESS – 1 st one to be launched 2008 or 2009  Iridium data processing

5. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 The Argos System

6. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 NOAA 11 NOAA 12 NOAA 14NOAA 15NOAA 16 Argos 1 Argos 2 ADEOS II Argos 2+ NOAA 17 Argos 2 NOAA N (18) Argos 2 February 2005 Argos Space Segment

7. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 Argos Ground Segment: 2004  2 global centers (CLS - France and SAI - USA) and 4 regional centers (Australia, Peru, Japan, Indonesia)  40 receiving antennas  5 satellites: NOAA 12, 14, 15, 16, 17  Daily average active platforms: 5920  Over 1000 platforms delivered on the GTS

8. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 LARGO TOULOUSE TOKYO MELBOURNE LIMA JAKARTA Argos Processing Centers

9. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 Real-time Coverage

10. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 Number of Active Platforms

11. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 Types of Active Platforms

12. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 Argos PTT Types (June 2004)

13. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 Web Interface Mapping Option

14. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 NOAA-N NOAA-N to be launched in February 2005 with an Argos-2 instrument.

15. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 400 & 4800 bits per second 12 processing units -137 dBm 110 kHz receiver bandwidth 2- way communication ARGOS 3 Third Argos System Third Generation Argos System (Available on METOP end of 2005)

16. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 NOAA-N’ most likely to be refurbished

17. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 Launch Schedule

18. ISABP-X, Arraial do Cabo, 23 – 27 August 2004 Iridium Data Processing  Currently receiving Iridium data from some users  Working to process the data into GTS messages  Will eventually release data on the GTS network ARGOS GTS