1. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service GOES-R Series Working together to maximize future capabilities... Gerald J. Dittberner

2. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Hurricane Mitch, October 26, 1998

3. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Acquisition End-to-End Responsibility Launch Command & Control Real-Time Product Development Archive & Access Requirements

4. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service GOES Program Overview ßGOES satisfies National Weather Service (NWS) requirements for 24- hour observation of weather and Earth’s environment to support storm- scale weather forecasting by forecasters and numerical models ßTo meet requirements, GOES continuously maintains operational satellites at two locations (75 degrees West and 135 degrees West), with an on-orbit spare ready in case of failure On-Orbit Storage Operational Spacecraft

5. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service GOES Launch Planning

6. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Geostationary Satellites ßWarnings to Public -- detect, track and characterize ßHurricanes ßSevere or possibly tornadic storms ßFlash flood producing weather systems ßImagery for weather forecasting ßWinds for aviation and NWS numerical models ßEnvironmental data collection – platforms including buoys, rain gauges…

7. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service ßAtmospheric Temperature and Moisture Measurements ßWater Vapor Imagery ßCloud Supplement for Automated Surface Observations ßSatellite Precipitation Estimates ßCloud Motion and Water Vapor Winds ßFog Detection ßMoisture Profiles ßVolcanic Detection ßTropical Storm Bulletins ßSnow and Ice Analysis ßBroadcasting weather charts and images ßFire Detection and Monitoring GOES Products Severe Weather - Texas

8. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Instrument Plan ßPlanned Instruments ßAdvanced Baseline Imager (ABI) ßAdvanced Baseline Sounder (ABS) ßSpace Environment Monitor (SEM) ßSolar X-ray Imager (SXI) ßCandidate Instruments ßVolcanic Ash (Volcam) ßSpecial Events Imager (SEI) ßLightning Mapper (LM) ßOther Instrument of Opportunity (IOO)

9. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Auxiliary Services ßLow Rate Information Transmission (LRIT) ßEmergency Managers Weather Information Network (EMWIN) ßSearch And Rescue (SAR) ßData Collection System (DCS)

10. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Estimated GOES Funding Profile GOES I-M GOES N Series GOES R Series ABI/ABS

11. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service User Coordination

12. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Summary ßWhere We Are… ßGOES-R acquisition is underway ßA NOAA-NASA team is now developing requirements ßUser input particularly influential over the next two years ßNext Steps ßUnderstand current status from coming presentations ßEnsure your ideas are captured in the Thursday breakout sessions ßReport a summary of each breakout group’s main points Thursday afternoon ßContribute to your breakout group’s written report