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GOES-R Ground Segment Project
Robin Pfister
Deputy Project Manager, GOES-R Ground Segment
6th GOES Users’ Conference
Madison, Wisconsin
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
GOES-R Series Operations Concept
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GOES-R Series Program Concept of Operations (CONOP) drove high-level
requirements development
– Maintain continuity with current GOES Series operations
• Raw data receipt, processing to L1b, command and control at Wallops Command and Data
Acquisition Station (WCDAS)
• Mission operations, product processing and distribution at NOAA Satellite Operations Facility
(NSOF)
– Provide L1b data to hemispheric users and NSOF via GOES Rebroadcast (GRB)
– Provide low-latency products to key National Weather Service (NWS) users via direct
connection to Advanced Weather Information Processing System (AWIPS)
– Provide access to all GOES-R Series products via GOES-R Access Subsystem (GAS)
– Support Unique Payload Services (UPS)
• High-Rate Information Transmission/Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
(HRIT/EMWIN)
• Data Collection System (DCS)
• Search and Rescue (SARSAT)
– Support continuity of operations via Remote backup (RBU) site
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Operational scenarios will be defined by Core Ground Segment (GS) contractor
Operational details will be refined during Mission Operations Support Team (MOST)
and Data Operations Support Team (DOST) testing
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Notional Functional Overview
GRB: Re-broadcast for users
GRB
AWIPS: Direct feed to NWS
GAS: Terrestrial distribution
CLASS: Long-term archive
RBU
DCS: Bent-pipe service
NSOF
WCDAS
Core Ground
Segment
HRIT/EMWIN:
Bent-pipe
service Functions
Core Ground Segment
Functions
Core Ground Segment
Functions
GAS
(OSD)
Product
Users
GOES-N/P
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AWIPS
(NWS)
CLASS
(OSD)
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Functional Element Overview
Element
Function
Satellite mission operations (telemetry and command), mission
Mission Management
scheduling, mission state-of-health trending, satellite orbital
(MM)
analysis, and processing raw data to Level 0.
Processing of Level 0 data to Level 1b (including calibration, and
Product Generation navigation & registration) and creation of GRB, creation of Emulated
(PG) GOES Variable (eGVAR) data, and creation of higher level data
products (Level 2/2+) including operational formatted products.
Distribution of GRB, distribution of Key Performance Parameters
Product Distribution (KPP) to AWIPS, distribution and access to data and formatted
(PD) products via GAS, and distribution of data and formatted products to
the Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS).
Situational awareness of all functions of the GS by monitoring and
Enterprise reporting the configuration of the security, networks,
Management (EM) communications, and operational systems. Also includes
telecommunications, facilities, and software infrastructure.
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Government Roles and Responsibilities
Ground Segment Project Office
Leads, coordinates, performs Ground Segment validation, system engineering,
proving ground activities, and Global Earth Observation System of Systems
(GEOSS).
Office of Systems Development
(OSD)
GAS - 7-day Storage/Access Point
Ancillary Data Relay System (ADRS) – affiliated data relay “broker”
Domain-5 – HRIT/EMWIN modulation/encoding
CLASS - archive system
Facilities upgrades/accommodations
Office of Satellite Operations
(OSO)
Terrestrial telecommunications
eGVAR interface
Algorithm Working Group
(AWG)
Algorithm development, verification, and delivery.
Level 2+ Algorithm packages, including proxy data input and simulated output
Level 2+ product validation and validation tool set
Level 1b cal/val (operational)
Center for Satellite
Applications and Research
(STAR)
Level 2+ Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) verification prior to
delivery to GSP
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Contractor Roles and Responsibilities
Spacecraft Contractor
Instrument Vendors (Flight via
Program Systems Engineering
(PSE))
Core Ground Segment
Contractor
Telemetry and Control (T&C) Database, Spacecraft Command and Telemetry
Simulator, and Satellite Simulator
Level 1b Algorithm package
Level 1b Algorithm packages
Level 1b cal/val (through initial operations)
Implements Enterprise Management, Mission Management, Product
Generation, and Product Distribution core functional elements, as well as
systems engineering, integration and test (SEIT) support for the entire Ground
Segment
Antenna System Contractor
Antennas/RF: uplink/downlink, UPS relay, signal monitoring
Environmental Satellite
Processing and Distribution
System (ESPDS) Contractor
Develops and implements:
GAS, ADRS, Domain 5 upgrades, and DCS upgrades
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Core GS Contract
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Development of Core GS
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Enterprise Management
Mission Management
Product Generation
Product Distribution
Internal (i.e., intra-site) networks and telecommunications
Total GS integration and checkout
– Integration of affiliated GS developments, including GAS and antennas
– Interfaces to external systems, including CLASS and ADRS
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Transition to NOAA Operations
DOES NOT include life-cycle operations and maintenance
(i.e., FY19-FY29)
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Core Contract Options
– Option 1: Improved Latency and Refresh Rates
– Option 2: Additional Level 2+ Products
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Core GS Contractor: Harris Corporation
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Harris Corporation, Government
Communications Systems Division (GCSD),
Melbourne, FL was selected as the core (prime)
GS contractor on May 27, 2009
10-year cost plus award fee contract
Subcontractors
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Harris IT Services (HITS)
Boeing Mission Operations
Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc.
Atmospheric and Environmental Research Inc.
Carr Astronautics
Wyle Information Systems LLC
Applied Research and Engineering Sciences (ARES)
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Core GS Contract Execution Status
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The GSP and Harris have established:
– Representation on each other’s Integrated Product Teams (IPT)
– Bi-weekly executive review (GSP senior staff and Harris project
management)
– Bi-weekly Integrated Development Team (IDT) tag-ups for core functional
elements
– Working-level technical meetings
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The GSP and Harris have conducted:
– Post-Award Conference (PAC)
– System Requirements Review (SRR)
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Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) is planned for November 11-20
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Affiliated Development Status
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CLASS archive and access – Requirements development in
progress
– Existing CLASS contractor
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Antenna System
– RFP released, and proposals have been received (22 October 2009)
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ESPDS (impending procurement – December 2009)
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GAS
ADRS
HRIT/EMWIN “Domain-5”
DCS
Telecommunication services (future procurement - circa 2012)
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Project Schedule
Schedules are notional until Integrated Baseline Reviews
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
Release MM
Prototype
Release 1
FY14
FY15
Ground Segment
Core Functions (MM, PG, PD, EM)
CA
SRRIBR
CLASS Upgrades (OSD-CLASS)
PDR
CDR
Release MM
GRD
Release 2
Requirements Complete
Equipment Installed
Facilities (OSD)
RBU Site Selection
RBU Lease
Antennas
Building Complete
CA
PDR CDR
ESPDS / GAS (OSD)
CA
IBR PDR
Telecommunications (OSO)
Milestone
Completed
Milestone
CDR
CA
Notional Milestone
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Deliverable
Install Complete
Development
Construction
Integration & Test
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Project Major Milestones
Event
Core GS System Definition Review
Core GS Preliminary Design Review
Core GS Critical Design Review
Core GS Segment Integration Review
Core GS Release MM Prototype
Antenna Set #1
Core GS Release MM
Integrate GAS with Core GS
Integrate ADRS with Core GS
Antenna Set #2
Core GS Release 1
Core GS Release 2
GS Authority to Operate
GOES-R GS Readiness
Antenna Set #3
GOES-S GS Readiness
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Questions?