Polar Communications & Weather (PCW) Mission

Aurora Borealis

Dual Objectives: Communications & Weather

• Reliable communications in the high latitudes (North of 70º) to ensure: – Security – Sustainable Development – Support to Northern Communities – Air and Marine Navigation • Provide high temporal/spatial resolution meteorological data above 50º N in support of: – Numerical Weather Prediction – Environmental monitoring, emergency response – Climate monitoring

Mission Requirements

• To provide continuous meteorological service and information for the entire circumpolar region, with the imagery data “refreshed” as frequently as practical. GOAL 15 min • To improve weather prediction accuracy and timeliness by providing high quality data currently not available or available with insufficient spatial / temporal resolution • To improve the monitoring and prediction of air quality variables • To improve the modeling of physical processes in the Arctic environment • To develop measures of climate change through high quality monitoring of key atmospheric and surface variables • To improve observation and forecasting of space weather • To have a

proto-operational

system in place by 2014.

Area of Interest

Meteorological Coverage Requirement Meteorological Coverage Goal Communications Coverage Requirement

Mission Overview

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Architecture

: – Constellation of two satellites in HEO (Molniya-type, 12 hours)

Orbit

: – Two planes with apogee over Atlantic and Pacific (TBC)

Payloads

: – Communications (Ka-band) and Meteorological payload suites on each satellite

Bus

: – Canadian SmallSat Bus

Ground segment

Ground Station : – Based on existing Canadian infrastructure with potential addition of the Northern

Operations

: – Government operated (TBC)

Launch

: – 2014 and 2015

Lifespan

: – 5 years-requirement, 7 years - goal

Partnership

: – Open for International and Public-Private Partnership

Applications and Products

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Winds

from sequences of images: high priority product

Surface type

analysis:

ice, snow, ocean

, vegetation and surface characteristics such as

emissivity, albedo,

vegetation index

Surface temperature

, detection of boundary-layer temperature inversions, diurnal cycle

Mid-tropospheric q/T

sensitive channels for hourly direct assimilation complementing GEO radiance assimilation

Volcanic ash detection Smoke, dust, aerosols, fog

environmental prediction: in support of air quality models and

Total column ozone

:

Cloud parameters

: height, fraction, temperature, emissivity, phase, effective particle size.

Broadband outgoing radiation

: total, Vis, IR, window

5.77-6.60

6.75-7.15

7.24-7.44

8.30-8.70

9.42-9.80

10.1-10.6

10.8-11.6

11.8-12.8

13.0-13.6

13.5-13.8

13.8-14.1

14.1-14.4

Wavelength (microns) 0.35-0.37

0.45-0.49

0.5-0.6

0.59-0.69

0.85-0.89

1.37-1.39

1.58-1.64

2.22-2.28

3.80-4.00

ABI-01 ABI-02 ABI-03 ABI-04 ABI-05 ABI-06 ABI-07 Proposed imager channels (21) based on ABI, MODIS heritage Heritage Optimum/nominal spatial resolution (km) Minimum spatial resolution (km) Priority 3 = highest Main applications ABI-08 ABI-09 ABI-10 ABI-11 ABI-12 ABI-13 ABI-14 ABI-15 ABI-16 MODIS-34 MODIS-35 MODIS-36 0.25 / 1 0.5 / 1 0.25 / 0.5

0.2 5 / 0.5

0.5 / 1 1 / 2 0.5 / 1 0.5 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 2 4 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 4 2 4 4 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 Aerosols Surface Vegetation Wind, clouds Wind, aerosols, vegetation Cirrus Snow-cloud distinction Cloud phase fog/ fire detection, separation, wind Ice/cloud Wind, humidity Wind, humidity Wind, humidity Total water Total ozone Cloud, surface Cloud, SST, ash Ash, SST Cloud height Cloud height Cloud height Cloud height

Phase 0 Overview

• Phase 0 closed out September 30, 2008

– Identified and validated comprehensive Users Requirements (UR Document) – Proved pertinence of the mission to the national and international priorities of the Government of Canada – Demonstrated feasibility of the technical solutions

Phase A Overview

• Status – Phase A1 (October 2008-March 2009) - committed – Phase A2 (April 2009 – November 2009) – planned • Expected Main Outcomes: – Successful Preliminary System Requirements Review – System Requirements Document – Ground Segment Requirement Specification (update) – Spacecraft Requirement Specification (update) – Bus Requirement Specification – Meteorological Payload Requirement Specification (update) – Communication Payload Requirement Specification (update) – Mission Development Plan, including lifecycle cost – Treasury Board submission seeking phases B/C/D approval

Partnership Opportunities

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Phase A1

: – Extension of membership in the Users & Science Team to the international partners  URD final release

Phase A2: Joint Definition Study

– Via CSA: government and intergovernmental agencies – Via Prime Contractor: private/commercial entities

Phase B and beyond

: – Partnership mission (International and/or PPP) (TBC).

Open for Partnerships

– Norway meeting – US and Russia !!

– Some discussions w/Finland have taken place

For More Information/Collaboration…

•

Guennadi Kroupnik

: PCW Program Manager Canadian Space Agency Tel.: (450) 926-6471 E-mail: [email protected]

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Louis Garand

: PCW User & Science Team Co-Chair Environment Canada Tel.: (514) 421-4749 E-mail: [email protected]