Maryland Space. Business Roundtable. Satellite and Information Service. Stephen Volz, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator. January 2018

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1 Maryland Space Satellite and Information Service Business Roundtable Stephen Volz, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator January 2018

2 Delivering on the Commitment JPSS-1 Launch Nov 18, 2017 GOES-R Launch Nov 19, 2016 Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 3

3 GOES-16 View of Extreme Weather Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 4

4 GOES-16 Lightning Mapper Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 5

5 East Coast Bomb Cyclone OUR MISSION NESDIS mission is provide secure and timely access to global environmental data and information from satellites and other sources to both promote and protect the Nation s environment, security, economy quality of life. OUR VISION Our vision is to expand understanding of our dynamic planet as the Trusted source of Environmental data. Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 7

6 GOES-16 Solar EUV Observations Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 9

7 JPSS-1 (NOAA-20) flying together with S-NPP Low Earth Orbit 512 miles 14x 2x Orbits Earth 14 times poleto-pole Images entire globe twice a day Instrumentation to measure moisture and temperature profiles throughout the atmosphere Provide 85% of data used in numerical weather prediction Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 10

8 ATMS First Light: November 29, 2017 OUR MISSION NESDIS mission is provide secure and timely access to global environmental data and information from satellites and other sources to both promote and protect the Nation s environment, security, economy quality of life. OUR VISION Our vision is to expand understanding of our dynamic planet as the Trusted source of Environmental data. Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 11

9 VIIRS First Light: December 13, 2017 OUR MISSION NESDIS mission is provide secure and timely access to global environmental data and information from satellites and other sources to both promote and protect the Nation s environment, security, economy quality of life. OUR VISION Our vision is to expand understanding of our dynamic planet as the Trusted source of Environmental data. Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 12

10 CrIS First Light: January 5, 2018 OUR MISSION NESDIS mission is provide secure and timely access to global environmental data and information from satellites and other sources to both promote and protect the Nation s environment, security, economy quality of life. OUR VISION Our vision is to expand understanding of our dynamic planet as the Trusted source of Environmental data. Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 13

11 OMPS First Light: January 5, 2018 OUR MISSION NESDIS mission is provide secure and timely access to global environmental data and information from satellites and other sources to both promote and protect the Nation s environment, security, economy quality of life. OUR VISION Our vision is to expand understanding of our dynamic planet as the Trusted source of Environmental data. Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 14

12 Commitment to Continuous Observations Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 15

13 NOAA s Stakeholders Administration The National Space Council has convened and is likely to be taking a larger role in space commerce overall. Department of Commerce Secretary has taken a strong interest in space commerce, and understands the importance of NOAA to the nation NOAA Leadership is equally focused on improving and championing NOAA objectives. RDML Gallaudet, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, has presented three clear challenges to NOAA: 1) Lead the world in earth system observation and prediction to enhance the nation's economy; 2) Minimize the impacts of severe weather by implementing Public Law , the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017; and 3) Increase the sustainable contributions to the nation's economy through fishery and marine resource management, mapping, exploration, observation, and prediction. Congressional Strong and continuing interest and ownership on the Hill, including issues of scope (what NOAA does) and budget Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 16

14 What Else Guides NOAA s Satellite Observing System Future? NOAA s Consolidated requirements list is our primary source. External and Community input: Oct 2015: National Space Weather Action Plan (SWAP) [OSTP] Jan 2017: Tom Young-Chaired Independent Review Team assessing the overall NESDIS enterprise [NESDIS] Apr 2017: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 [Congress/Law] Jan 2018: 2 nd Earth Science and Applications from Space (ESAS) Decadal Survey [NAS] Spring 2018: U.S. government National Plan for Civil Earth Observations [OSTP/USGEO] Lots of overlap but differences to. Plus guidance changes over time. NATIONAL SPACE WEATHER ACTION PLAN PRODUCT OF THE National Science and Technology Council October 2015 Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 17

15 Two Sides Show the Interest & Pressures National Space Council Chaired by the Vice President Identifies Space as a national priority includes commercial & international partners, with opportunities for all DOC has many elements involved, including spectrum management, commercial regulation, and NOAA NOAA & NESDIS, in the discussion, are focused on: Ensuring continuity of services now and into the future Maximizing the application of earth observations to meet national needs ESAS Decadal Survey National Academy of Science Focused primarily on addressing NASA Earth Science missions and needs Identifies importance of NASA-NOAA partnership for Technology maturation Applications advancement NOAA to take a leadership role in: Leveraging non-noaa observations for operational and general use Develop productive collaboration with commercial data providers Expand partnerships to gain maximum access to quality data Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 18

16 NESDIS Looking Forward Mission and Vision OUR MISSION is to provide secure and timely access to global environmental data and information from satellites and other sources to both promote and protect the Nation s environment, security, economy quality of life. OUR VISION is to expand understanding of our dynamic planet as the Trusted source of Environmental data. Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 19

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18 Defining Our Future Satellite Architecture NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture (NSOSA) Strategic Priorities NOAA User Prioritized Requirements National Weather Service National Marine Fisheries Service National Ocean Service Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Commercial Data Purchases Operational Considerations (NOAA/DoD/ Partners) Architecture Analysis Pre-Phase A Studies Partner Observing Sources NESDIS Ground Policies & Standards Technology Opportunities NSOSA Instrument Capabilities Allocated to Orbits Replenishment policies Cost estimates Technology roadmap NOAA Program(s) of Record Source Agnostic Information Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 21

19 NOAA s Legacy Constellation (and Architecture) Regional RT from GEO, Government satellites GOES-W 3 rd Gen. (USA) 135 W GOES-Spare 3 rd Gen. (USA) 105 W GOES-E 3 rd Gen. (USA) 75 W EPS-SG-A EPS-SG-B JPSS-1 or 2 SENTINEL 3 JASON HIMAWARI (JAPAN) 140 E NSOSA Radarsat GNSS-RO METEOSAT-IO (EUMETSAT) 57.5 E METEOSAT 3 rd Gen. (EUMETSAT) 0 Government satellites Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 22 Global coverage from polar SS and partners, all Government satellites Mixed functions at L1, GEO-KOMPSAT (SOUTH KOREA) 128 E SWFO L1

20 Exemplar/Possible Hybrid Architecture GEO is mixed US Gov. satellites & hosted payloads Partially disaggregated LEO systems Mixed resolution payloads, update rates Hosted Instrument of Opportunity US Gov Center GEO SuperGOES Hosted Imager West GNSS-RO Data Buys Communications Service Buys Hosted Imager East Sounder 1330 EPS-SG-A EPS-SG-B Tundra SENTINEL Examples of Upcoming Trades Transition to hosting payloads Give up some legacy measurements Space weather collected differently Cross-grade imagers New NOAA LEO orbits (0530, crossing) JASON HIMAWARI (JAPAN) 140 E NSOSA GEO-KOMPSAT Wind LIDAR (SOUTH KOREA) 128 E Radarsat Comprehensive Sounder 0530 SWX L1 MTG-S (EUMETSAT) MTG-I (EUMETSAT) 0 Comprehensive Tundra SWX L5 Comprehensive space weather Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 23

21 Partnerships Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 24

22 International Partnerships NOAA partnerships are crucial for ensuring data continuity for NOAA s lifesaving mission, both in space and in situ Major International Agreements Europe EUMETSAT European Space Agency European Commission CNES (France) Asia/Oceana JAXA, JMA (Japan) National Space Organization (Taiwan) KMA, KARI/KASI (Korea) ISRO, MoES (India) Major Multilateral Engagements Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Group on Earth Observations Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Cospas-Sarsat Search and Rescue Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 25

23 Domestic Partnerships Across NOAA: NESDIS works closely with other NOAA line offices to understand user needs and develop new products Across Government: NESDIS relies on interagency partners for R&D and launch & acquisition services; interagency depends on us to provide near-real-time continuous coverage Key Partners: NASA and DOD Across Academia: NESDIS partners with academia to form cooperative institutes (CIs) for research and development of cutting-edge technologies Across Industry: NESDIS partners with industry to develop our satellite systems as well as through our commercial weather data pilot to test commercial weather data purchases Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 26

24 NOAA/NASA Partnership NOAA & NASA are extremely well suited to complement each other. NASA has the technical depth and expertise to design and manage the mission development, NOAA has the requirements and operational experience to understand and manage the mission implementation risk NOAA & NASA will continue to: Collaborate on technology development and maturation Identify R2O and O2R opportunities and facilitate rapid transition Use NASA research data for operations and NOAA operational data for research Increase observations supporting both the operational and research communities Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 27

25 What s Next: NESDIS Roadmap Gaining sufficient and sustainable funding for Polar Follow-On, Space Weather Follow-On, and Argos/SARSAT Delivering on development milestones for all programs, including for launches of GOES-S and COSMIC-2A Defining and implementing a budget and organizational structure OUR that supports NESDIS commitments and future plans MISSION Defining and investing in a future system architecture in coordination with internal NOAA partners and external stakeholders Active engagement with the commercial sector, both as suppliers of data and as customers Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 28

26 Thank You! Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 29