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Joe Mulligan, NPOESS Ground Systems Division Deputy

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Current Program Status

NPOESS has completed restructure and is executing to re-baseline contract

Performance on NPOESS Engineering, Manufacturing & Development program

On schedule and budget for 23 months Contract modification signed in July 2007 System design meets requirements for improvements in

data delivery for current and accurate weather forecasting On track to deliver essential weather measurements and

14 of 26 essential climate variables System retains capacity to accommodate de-manifested

sensors and other sensors to provide additional monitoring

Currently re-manifesting OMPS-Limb on NPP NPOESS sensors are on track for delivery for NPOESS

Preparatory Project launch NPOESS remains on track for Jan 2013 launch of C1 spacecraft

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Systems Engineering &Science Progress

Algorithms & Verification Algorithms functioning

as an integrated system Initial phase of

algorithm development is ~85% compete

Near-term focus is on completing test & verification of operational algorithm software

Integration and Test Critical Design Review

scheduled for April 2009 NPOESS Preparatory

Project compatibility tests completed

Command, Control, Communications (C3) Segment for NPP is 94% complete

Operations & SupportEffective transition from C3 to Operations & Support (O&S) in Jan 07

On track for Integrated Data Processing System and C3S development teams to perform O&S through EMD

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Ground Segment Progress

Ground Segment NOAA Satellite

Operations Facility (NSOF) complete

Command and Control completed and installed at 4 locations

NPP Flight Vehicle Simulator installed

NOAA Satellite Operations Facility

NOAA Satellite Operations Facility

NPP Svalbard Modifications Completed

Communications services to NSOF established

End to End compatibility checkouts conducted

WindSat data relay operational

IDP Segment Build 1.4 completed

qualification testing Final NPP Software

Increment Build 1.5 in development

Acceptance Test at NSOF in Summer 2008

Integrated Data Processing System

Development

Integrated Data Processing System

Development

Downlink at Svalbard

Downlink at Svalbard

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Weather, OceanographyClouds, temperature, wind, precipitation,

currents, tides, land use

Nowcasting, Forecasting Routine weather, disasters,

military ops Imagers, sounders, [active

and passive]

NPOESSEnvironmental Regimes

Space Weathermagnetic and electric

fields

Solar Event Forecast Communication,

navigation, anomaly resolution

Imagers, sounders [active and passive], particle and field probes

Climate, EnvironmentChemistry, water,

pollution, etc

Long Term Monitoring Planetary implications Radiometers,

spectrometers, sounders [active and passive]

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Top requirementsTop requirements

Operational Needs

Soil moisture

ArmyArmy

Sea surface winds and

temperature

Navy / Navy / NOAANOAA

Atmospheric vertical

temperature and moisture

soundings

NOAANOAA

Air Air ForceForce

Imagery

Six Key Performance Six Key Performance Parameters Parameters

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NPOESS Certified Program 2 EMD Satellites plus 2 Optional

(2010 decision)

Bus sized to carry all sensors

VIIRS, CrIS, ATMS, CERES, OMPS-N, SEM, ADCS,SARSAT remain

APS, TSIS, OMPS-L, ERBS, Alt, SuS, SESSde-manifested from C1& C2 [accommodationremains]

CMIS deleted from C1 &C2 [MIS planned for C2]

Ground architectureessentially unchanged

Continuity, Flexibility, Continuity, Flexibility, Affordable Advanced Affordable Advanced

CapabilityCapability

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Polar MetSat Flight Schedule

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MetOp AMetOp B

MetOp C

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AQUA

PEPSIS

C4

CALENDAR YEAR

NPOESS and METOP team up to replace Heritage Systems

NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM

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