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#20 by catdlr on 01 May, 2013 22:15
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NASA | GOES-R: The Future of Weather Forecasting
Published on May 1, 2013
NASAExplorer
NOAA's GOES-R satellite will provide continuous weather monitoring. It will add and renew the capabilities of the other operational GOES satellites. The GOES-R satellite will add new crucial features to weather forecasting technology that will increase tornado warning time and detect lightning like never before. This video is a one-minute trailer highlighting the most important capabilities of the spacecraft. NOAA manages the GOES-R Program with an integrated NOAA-NASA program office organization, staffed with personnel from NOAA and NASA, and supported by industry contractors.
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#21 by AnalogMan on 16 Aug, 2013 00:10
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GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager Proto Flight Model
Aug 1, 2013
The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager Proto Flight Model completed thermal vacuum testing in April. The instrument is undergoing additional testing in preparation for its Pre-Shipment Review, which is scheduled for late September.
Credit: ITT Exelis
http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/goes-r-advanced-baseline-imager-proto-flight-model
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#22 by Targeteer on 04 Oct, 2013 16:47
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#23 by Targeteer on 05 Nov, 2013 07:50
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Primary payload complete
http://www.exelisinc.com/news/pressreleases/Pages/Exelis-completes-primary-payload-for-GOES-R-weather-satellite.aspx
New sensor will provide weather data to forecasters every 30 seconds versus 7 minutes
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2013 – Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has completed the primary payload for the future Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) weather satellite. The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), which provides high-resolution imagery of environmental conditions, will be transported in January to Denver where it will be integrated into its GOES-R satellite for a scheduled 2016 launch.
“The ABI is the foundation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) whole severe weather forecasting capability,” said Eric Webster, vice president of the Exelis Geospatial Systems weather business area. “We’ve finished it and it is ready for integration into the satellite. This is a huge milestone in a $10 billion program.”
The ABI is part of the next generation GOES-R Series Program jointly managed by NASA and NOAA. Developed out of Exelis core competencies in weather and image science, ABI technology reflects the company’s focus and expertise in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and analytics area of the company.
The GOES-R series of satellites will be positioned 22,300 miles above the earth providing 24-hour-a-day coverage of the Western Hemisphere with visible and infrared imagery. The National Weather Service relies on data from NOAA’s geosynchronous satellites to accurately forecast and monitor severe weather like tornadoes and hurricanes, providing the very images people see on television and Internet reports. NOAA estimates the GOES-R Series Program will save $4.6 billion in economic losses due to improved forecasts and information. In addition, improvements will be made to products used for monitoring rainfall precipitation, wildfires and volcanic ash.
“Given the impacts of severe storms in terms of loss of life, property damage and effects on the economy, better forecasts aren't just a goal but a necessity," Webster said. "Forecasters need better information and tools to improve the accuracy and lead time of severe storms. Completing the ABI moves NOAA one step closer to providing significant improvements to all aspects of severe weather forecasts: better insight into the makeup of the storm, higher-resolution images and data five times faster than today's capability.”
Exelis has built every imager and sounder payload for NOAA’s GOES satellites since 1994 and was awarded the contract to build the ABI instruments in 2004. Exelis is also on contract to build four ABI instruments for NOAA and NASA, two for Japan and one for South Korea. In total, Exelis has built more than 60 meteorological payloads for the U.S. government and international customers during the past 40 years. -
#24 by Targeteer on 25 Nov, 2013 21:07
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From Facebook Play the game and learn about multi-spectral imaging
GOES-R (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - R Series)
The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the GOES-R series satellites will collect data in 16 frequency bands of light. In this new game from our partners at scijinks, different color tiles represent these bands. Your job is to combine these tiles to create useful weather and environmental information. Play "Spectrix" and see how many data products you can create from the 16 colors of light from GOES-R. See how long you can keep up as the flow of data and noise increases!
Play the game at http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/abi -
#25 by Targeteer on 27 Nov, 2013 19:40
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http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/latest-goes-r-instrument-cleared-for-installation-onto-spacecraft/#.UpZVS40mrag
The latest advanced instrument that will fly on NOAA's next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R known as GOES-R spacecraft is completed and cleared for installation onto the satellite.
The Space Environment In-Situ Suite, or SEISS, is GOES-R's instrument for monitoring radiation hazards to astronauts and satellites. In addition, the information from SEISS - which is comprised of five sensors, can be used to warn of space weather events that could damage radio communication. Data from SEISS will be incorporated into the solar radiation storm portion of NOAA space weather scales, and other alerts and warnings and will improve energetic particle forecasts.
"This is an exciting time for GOES-R, as the instruments are meeting the milestones that put them on the path to integration with the spacecraft," said Greg Mandt, GOES-R System Program Director, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "SEISS is a critical instrument to ensure radiation hazards that impact satellites, radio communications and navigation systems are monitored."
SEISS will be shipped from its developer, Assurance Technology Corporation (ATC) in Carlisle, Mass. to the spacecraft developer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. in Littleton, Colo., in early 2014 to be installed onto the first GOES-R spacecraft. Lockheed is building the spacecraft for the GOES-R series.
Other GOES-R instruments, including the Extreme X-Ray Irradiance Sensor (EXIS) and Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) were completed this year and are also poised to be integrated onto the spacecraft.
The remaining GOES-R instruments to be delivered are:
• Geostationary Lightning Mapper, which will, for the first time, provide continuous surveillance of total lightning activity from geostationary orbit over the Western Hemisphere;
• Solar Ultraviolet Imager, a high-powered telescope that observes the sun, monitoring for solar flares and other solar activity that could impact Earth by disrupting power utilities, communication, navigation systems and cause damage to orbiting satellites and the International Space Station;
• Magnetometer, which will provide measurements of the magnetic field surrounding Earth that protects the planet from charged particles released from the sun. These particles can be dangerous to spacecraft and human spaceflight. The geomagnetic field measurements will provide alerts and warnings to satellite operators and power utilities.
GOES-R's instruments will feature improved terrestrial and solar weather monitoring tools, and will provide near real time data to forecasters during severe weather events. The first satellite in the GOES-R Series is currently scheduled for launch in early 2016. -
#26 by Targeteer on 20 Dec, 2013 16:35
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http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2013/december/1217-ss-goes-r.html
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 17, 2013 – A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team has completed the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument that will make crucial solar measurements when it flies on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) satellite missions, known as the GOES-R series.
The team is on track for instrument delivery in January 2014 for integration with the first GOES-R spacecraft at Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems facility in Denver. The advanced spacecraft and instrument technology used on the GOES-R series is expected to improve the quality and timeliness of forecasts, expanding the safety and economic benefits to the public.
“We are enormously pleased to have reached this milestone with our first SUVI flight unit,” said Mons Morrison, Lockheed Martin SUVI program manager at the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto. “We look forward to continuing our collaboration with NASA and NOAA to produce the best possible instrument – and to work side by side with our Lockheed Martin Civil Space colleagues who are designing and building the GOES-R spacecraft.”
The SUVI will provide the required solar observational capabilities that enable NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo. to monitor solar activity and to issue accurate, real-time alerts when space weather may possibly affect the performance and reliability of space-borne and ground-based technological systems. Space weather can disrupt satellite operations, communications, navigation, and the distribution of electricity through power grids. These can lead to economic losses and can potentially endanger human life.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., manages the SUVI instrument as a part of its support to the acquisition and development of the GOES-R series of satellites and its instruments. The GOES Program is managed by NOAA, which establishes system requirements, provides funding for the development and operation of the system, and collects and distributes environmental data for the United States.
Operational since 1975, the GOES program is operated by NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and is a critical part of the U.S. satellite constellation for environmental observations. The GOES satellites are a key element in NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) operations, providing a continuous stream of environmental information (weather imagery and sounding data) used to support weather forecasting, severe-storm tracking, and meteorological research. Along with weather forecasting, the GOES program also provides data to support space weather forecasting, public safety, and scientific researchers use the data to better understand land, atmosphere, ocean, and climate interactions.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 116,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services. The Corporation’s net sales for 2012 were $47.2 billion.
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#27 by catdlr on 03 Feb, 2014 20:32
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NASA | GOES-R Trailer
Published on Feb 3, 2014
The new generation GOES-R satellites will carry significant improvements and technology innovation on board. GOES-R will be able to deliver a full globe scan in only 5 minutes, compared to the 25 minutes needed for the same task with the current GOES satellites. GOES-R's lightning mapper instrument is expected to improve warning lead time for severe storms and tornadoes by 50%. This without a doubt will help predict severe weather in advance and save more lives.
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#28 by Targeteer on 06 Feb, 2014 13:58
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http://www.exelisinc.com/News/PressReleases/Pages/Exelis-delivers-primary-payload-for-GOES-R-weather-satellite.aspx
2/4/2014
Exelis delivers primary payload for GOES-R weather satellite
Sensor to improve monitoring of severe storms leading to better forecasts and lives saved
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 4, 2014 – Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has delivered the primary payload for the future Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) weather satellite. The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), which provides high-resolution imagery of environmental conditions, has arrived in Denver where it will be integrated into its GOES-R satellite for a scheduled 2016 launch.
The completed ABI is the first of four satellite payloads Exelis is building for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The second instrument is entering thermal vacuum testing in Rochester, N.Y., where it will be exposed to harsh space-like conditions as the second part of its environmental testing process.
“Delivery for integration into the satellite is an important milestone because it moves NOAA closer to providing weather forecasters with information and tools to improve the accuracy and lead time of severe storms,” said Eric Webster, vice president of the Exelis Geospatial Systems weather business area. “As the foundation of NOAA’s severe weather forecasting capability, the ABI will provide better insight into the makeup of storms, higher-resolution images and will transmit data five times faster than today's capability.”
The ABI is part of the next generation GOES-R series program jointly managed by NASA and NOAA. Developed out of Exelis core competencies in weather and image science, ABI technology reflects the company’s focus and expertise in the area of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and analytics.
The GOES-R series of satellites will be positioned 22,300 miles above Earth providing 24-hour-a-day coverage of the Western Hemisphere with visible and infrared imagery. The National Weather Service relies on data from NOAA’s geosynchronous satellites to accurately forecast and monitor severe weather like tornadoes and hurricanes, providing the very images people see on television and Internet reports. GOES-R will improve severe weather data in addition to data used for monitoring rainfall precipitation, wildfires and volcanic ash. NOAA estimates the GOES-R series program will save $4.6 billion in economic losses with improved forecasts and information.
Exelis has built every imager and sounder payload for NOAA’s GOES satellites since 1994 and was awarded the contract to build the ABI instruments in 2004. Exelis is also on contract to build similar instruments for Japan and South Korea. In total, Exelis has built more than 60 meteorological payloads for the U.S. government and international customers during the past 40 years. -
#29 by jacqmans on 17 Apr, 2014 20:41
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Lockheed Martin Solar Ultraviolet Imager Installed on GOES-R Weather Satellite
Date: 17-Apr-2014 11:10 AM
New Sensor Will Analyze and Predict Severe Space Weather
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 17, 2014 - Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] has delivered a new solar analysis payload that will help scientists measure and forecast space weather, which can damage satellites, electrical grids and communications systems on Earth. The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument was integrated with the first flight vehicle of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, known as GOES-R.
The GOES-R Series spacecraft are designed and built by Lockheed Martin in Denver, Colo.
"It is enormously satisfying to see the first GOES-R satellite and its instruments coming together, and it is great to see SUVI in flight configuration on the satellite's Sun-Pointing Platform," said Jeff Vanden Beukel, Lockheed Martin SUVI program director at the Advanced Technology Center in Palo Alto, where the instrument was built. "We look forward to continuing our collaboration with NASA and NOAA to produce state-of-the-art scientific instruments that increase safety and improve quality of life.
SUVI will provide the required solar observational capabilities that enable NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo., to monitor solar activity and to issue accurate, real-time alerts when space weather could affect the performance and reliability of technological systems in space or on the ground through the enhanced detection of coronal holes, solar flares and coronal mass ejections, as well as improved geomagnetic storm and power blackout forecasts.
Space weather can disrupt satellite operations, communications, navigation, and the distribution of electricity through power grids. Timely forecasts of severe space weather events would help satellite operators and electrical grid technicians mitigate potential damage to such systems.
Lockheed Martin is under contract to build the first four next-generation GOES satellites (R, S, T, and U). Four of the six instruments for the GOES-R satellite have been delivered to the Denver facility and are being integrated with the spacecraft. Once the instrument complement is completely integrated, a full suite of environmental tests will be conducted. Launch of the GOES-R satellite is scheduled for the first quarter of 2016.
Operational since 1975, the GOES program is operated by NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service and is a critical part of the U.S. satellite constellation for environmental observations. The GOES satellites are a key element in NOAA's National Weather Service operations, providing a continuous stream of environmental information (weather imagery and sounding data) used to support weather forecasting, severe-storm tracking and meteorological research. Along with weather forecasting, the GOES program also provides data to support space weather forecasting, public safety and scientific research to better understand land, atmosphere, ocean and climate interactions. NOAA manages the GOES-R Program through an integrated NOAA-NASA office, staffed with personnel from both agencies and located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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#30 by jacqmans on 02 May, 2014 13:08
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GOES-R Weather Satellite Modules Delivered To Lockheed Martin
Date(s): 1-May-2014 5:22 PM
New Satellite Will Advance Weather Forecasts on Earth and in Space
DENVER, May 1, 2014 - The two large modules of the first GOES-R series weather satellite spacecraft were delivered to a cleanroom at Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] Space Systems facility near Denver. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R series (GOES-R) is NOAA's next-generation geostationary weather satellites.
With the delivery of the system module and the propulsion module, the weather satellite will now undergo the important integration and testing phase so that it can be available in late 2015 for a launch in early 2016.
"The arrival of the propulsion and systems modules in Denver represents a significant milestone for the program. We are looking forward to the initial power up of the combined modules in a few weeks," said Tim Gasparrini, vice president and program manager for the GOES-R series at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company.
The system module of the A2100-based satellite was built at Lockheed Martin's Newtown, Pa. facility. It houses the three major electrical subsystems, Command and Data Handling, Communication, and Electrical Power. The propulsion module recently underwent integration of its engines, fuel tanks and various propulsion components at the company's Mississippi Space and Technology Center on NASA's Stennis Space Center.
Once the system module and propulsion module are mated in July, the spacecraft will move onto the payload integration, functional testing and environmental testing phases of the program.
Data from NOAA's GOES satellites provides accurate real-time weather forecasts and early warning products to NOAA's National Weather Service and other public and private sectors. The advanced spacecraft and instrument technology on the GOES-R series will vastly improve forecasting quality and timeliness, generating significant benefits to the U.S. and Western Hemisphere in the areas of public safety, severe weather monitoring, space weather prediction, ecosystems management, commerce and transportation.
In addition to four satellites in the series (R, S, T and U), Lockheed Martin is also designing and building the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) and the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instruments that will each fly aboard each of the spacecraft. The SUVI was recently installed on the GOES-R satellite's sun pointing platform.
The NOAA Satellite and Information Service funds, manages, and will operate the GOES-R series satellites. NASA oversees the acquisition and development of the GOES-R spacecraft and instruments for NOAA. The program is co-located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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#31 by catdlr on 11 Dec, 2014 16:09
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GOES-R Spacecraft Module Mate
Published on Dec 11, 2014
What happens during a spacecraft mate? This time-lapse video from GOES-R spacecraft developer Lockheed Martin highlights the process that brought together the two primary subassemblies of the satellite. The GOES-R satellite system module and core module were successfully mated in September 2014, merging the elements that form the “brain” and the “body” of the satellite. The activities shown in the video took place over a three-hour period. More than 70 electronics boxes mounted within the system module provide the functionality to operate the spacecraft and its six instruments. The core module forms the main central structure of the satellite and carries the propellant needed to maneuver the spacecraft after it is separated from the launch vehicle and operational in geostationary orbit.
Credit: Lockheed Martin
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#32 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2015 19:37
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http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/all-instruments-for-noaa-s-goes-r-satellite-now-integrated-with-spacecraft/
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=11724
All six instruments that will fly on the NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Satellite – R (GOES-R) satellite have now completed integration onto the spacecraft.
The instruments are: the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM), the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS), the Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS), the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) and the Magnetometer.
Together, these instruments will offer significant improvements for the observation of both terrestrial weather and space weather that impact life on Earth. The GOES-R series satellites will offer enhanced hurricane track and intensity forecasts, increased severe weather warning lead time, improved solar flare warnings for communications and navigation disruptions, better data for long-term climate variability studies, improved aviation flight route planning, and better monitoring of space weather to improve geomagnetic storm forecasting.
"The completion of the instruments integration marks another critical step in the development of the GOES-R satellite as we look forward to launch in March 2016,” said Greg Mandt, NOAA’s GOES-R System Program Director at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. We are now focusing our efforts on the environmental testing phase, the next step for the GOES-R spacecraft, to ensure the satellite is prepared to withstand the rigors of launch and operation in the extreme environment of space.”
The GOES-R series will be more advanced than the current GOES fleet. The satellites are expected to more than double the clarity of today's GOES imagery and provide more atmospheric observations than current capabilities with more frequent images.
“We’re very excited about the new channels and higher resolution of the ABI, which will help NOAA’s Hurricane Center (NHC) monitor tropical cyclones. The data also have the potential to improve track forecasts when they're included in numerical models,” said James Franklin, branch chief, Hurricane Specialist Unit, NHC. “We also think GLM could help us better anticipate tropical cyclone rapid intensification periods. These new instruments on GOES-R represent a vast potential for future improvements.”
The advanced spacecraft and instrument technology on the GOES-R series satellites will result in more timely and accurate weather forecasts. It will improve support for the detection and observations of meteorological phenomena and directly affect public safety, protection of property, and ultimately, economic health and development. The GOES-R series satellites will provide images of weather patterns and severe storms as frequently as every 30 seconds, which will contribute to more accurate and reliable weather forecasts and severe weather alerts.
"Future GOES-R imagery, combined with its new lightning measurements, will provide NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) forecasters with unprecedented observations of developing severe storms," said SPC Director Russell Schneider. “This will increase the accuracy of our warning messages for communities across the United States.”
With the GOES-R satellite on track for launch in March 2016, development for the following GOES-S satellite is also executing on schedule. Two instruments, ABI and EXIS, are already complete and work on the spacecraft is well underway as the satellite moves towards launch in the third Quarter of FY2017. The SEISS and SUVI instruments for GOES-S are scheduled for completion in 2015.
NOAA manages the GOES-R Series Program through an integrated NOAA-NASA program office, located at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
NOAA's mission is to understand and predict changes in Earth's environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and to conserve and manage our coastal and marine resources.
For more information about GOES-R, visit: www.goes-r.gov.
