Attachment_M_-_L10_MOC_RFI_Industry_Briefing_Package_4.pdf

L10 Landsat 10

Landsat 10 (L10) Mission Operations Center (MOC)

& Operations

Request for Information (RFI) Industry Briefing

May 13, 2026

1:00-3:00 CDST

Brian Sauer, USGS L10 Project Manager

Agenda

Introduction

Request for Information (RFI) Objectives

RFI Timeline and Logistics

Additional References

L10 Schedule & RFI Cost Estimate Overview

L10 Notional Ground System & MOC Target Dates

Mission/MOC Overview

Mission Synopsis – What’s changed (external slide deck)

MOC functions and notional block diagram

I&T/Mission readiness approach

Questions

NOTE: The project was previously named Landsat Next (LNext). For the purposes of these materials, any references to “LNext” and “L10” are completely interchangeable.

Introduction

Key USGS POCs:

CO Introduction – Tricia Rampersad

COR – Grant Mah

Landsat Next architecture and scope has been changed from triplet observatories to a single observatory with the project renamed to Landsat 10 (L10) with a NLT launch readiness date in December 2031

USGS has Conducted Many RFIs and Studies, Why Another ?

Prior RFIs and study RFP were conducted under a triplet observatory architecture

•The same objectives exist but now for the new architecture

The information from this last RFI will be used to define the acquisition strategy

USGS Challenge: Achieve technical and schedule objectives in a cost constrained environment for a single, one-off satellite expected to operate through the 2030s

RFI Objectives

Technical Approach – RFI Intended to Help USGS Define MOC Acquisition Strategy

Consideration of different approaches – Use of existing government or commercial MOC capability or facility

(with modifications), or development of new MOC capability hosted in a government (NASA GSFC or USGS

EROS) or vendor facility

Has vendor heritage changed (missions in planning for earlier studies are now operational) that would benefit

L10 MOC ?

Have any new technologies matured such that they would benefit the L10 MOC ?

Cost – Revised Focus for Single Observatory and Cost Efficiency

Conducted MOC studies in 2024 under a triplet observatory architecture

USGS wants to better understand best MOC architecture approach from a cost efficiency perspective given the new single satellite architecture

Schedule – Seeking MOC Systems that Support Accelerated L10 Development Timeline

USGS is in need of a solution that can be deployed quickly to support I&T schedule

Also interested in an early basic T&C capability that can be used for initial S/C and instrument product development activities

RFI Timeline and Logistics

One-on-One Discussion May be Held Following Industry Day 45 min virtual meetings - USGS CO will contact vendors to schedule, as needed

Please ensure contact information was provided in registration and indicate interest in one-on-one meetings

RFI Questions Questions for clarity about the RFI are encouraged and due by May 28, 2026

Use provided spreadsheet (Attachment A) to Submit Questions (Available on SAM.gov MOC RFI page)

Send questions to the CO at: trampersad@usgs.gov

USGS will make a best effort attempt to respond within 5 business days

Brief one-on-one discussions may be scheduled by the USGS to address questions, as needed

Through the Q&A responses, the Government may post information deemed generally useful for all participants to the SAM.gov MOC RFI Page

RFI Responses Due in 30 Days, 6/4/2026

Follow-on Discussions The USGS may request follow-on discussions (in-person or virtual) after responses are provided, to interactively discuss the material, as needed

NASA Draft RFP Documents Posted for Review (TBD)

MOC RFI

Industry Day

One-on-

Ones

30-Day Response Time

Optional Q&A

Follow-on

Discussions

(As needed)

RFI Release Responses Due mailto:trampersad@usgs.gov

Additional References

RFI Attachments:

Attachment A – RFI Questions spreadsheet

Attachment B – RFI Cost Template spreadsheet

Attachment C – L10 MOC Functions Summary

Attachment D – L10 MOC IT Security Guidance

Attachment E – LMOC Requirements Document

Attachment F – LMOC Operations Concept

Attachment G – LMOC Scalability Study

Attachment H – Landsat Ops Configuration Management Policy (Process)

Attachment I – USGS CHS Cloud Responsibilities

Attachment J – USGS EROS Enterprise Hosting Statement of Capabilities

Attachment K – Landsat 10 Mission Synopsis

Attachment L-1 – L10 Design Reference Case – 18 Day (DRC-18) Definition

Attachment L-2 – L10 DRC-18 Spreadsheet

NOTE: Any references in attached materials to “triplets” or “constellation” are outdated and have not yet been updated to reflect the latest single satellite architecture

Specific L10 MOC Information and Security Guidance for development & implementation

Historical background information on the L8/9 LMOC requirements & Ops Con from the L9 development, current as of L9 launch. Meant as a reference only for prior

MOC development.

Current L8/L9 Operations Policy for CM of LMOC and S/C systems, expect something similar for L10

Background on USGS/EROS Cloud and Enterprise Hosting capabilities (space for H/W, bare-metal infrastructure, VM and Kubernetes hosting)

Latest L10 mission documents

RFI Logistics

Study performed early in L10 formulation phase, used some assumptions and direction that has since been changed (especially L10 is now a single S/C mission)

Additional References, cont.

LMOC Design Document – Available Upon Request (CUI, Limited Distribution) Request via E-mail to CO at: trampersad@usgs.gov

Prior Industry Engagement References:

MOC RFI (2023):

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/59b2c686c7ab4651a0d8c091586861b5/view

MOC Funded studies (2024):

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/869873dc9ced4449a1d3e9ce43202864/view

Additional MOC info (2025):

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f68d513fa4d84d818cf5f43359657a55/view https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/59b2c686c7ab4651a0d8c091586861b5/view https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/869873dc9ced4449a1d3e9ce43202864/view https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f68d513fa4d84d818cf5f43359657a55/view

Cost & Schedule Overview

Kari Wulf – USGS L10 Project Integration Lead (Aerospace)

USGS Ground System and Project Target Dates

Notional MOC Procurement Dates:

Targeted MOC/FOT DRFP – Nov 2026

Targeted MOC/FOT RFP – Feb 2027

Targeted MOC/FOT Award – Sept 2027

All dates shown below are notional:

Notional Project Dates:

Targeted S/C Award – NLT 12/31/2026

GRTs Start Nov 2029

MRTs Start July 2030

Launch Readiness Date (LRD) – NLT 12/11/2031

MTHR – Launch + 100 days

Cost Estimate Spreadsheet Background/Instructions

Estimate broken into:

Development/Test, Operations Readiness (Pre-MTHR)

Operations & Sustainment (Post-MTHR – 5 years)

• Steady State assumed at MTHR + 2 years

Please Use Provided Format per Instructions on

Spreadsheet Hours for each task

ODC in $K

Total costs for each quarter in $K

Spreadsheet formulas perform calculations

Provide Facility/Infrastructure/Cloud Hosting Needs Clearly document assumptions for GFE capabilities requested

Applies whether proposing on-prem, or a cloud-based solution

WBS Dictionary Provided on Second Tab Task descriptions based on MOC functions

If your organization uses different categories, please attempt to split hours into categories on spreadsheet based on your estimate of how the work is divided

Additional information:

Add any notes in Column AR on far right as needed

Feel free to add tabs if you want to provide additional data

Common format is requested to aid in cost analysis of RFI responses

CY2037

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1

Notional Mission and Ground System Milestones

S/C Award January 2027 ▲

MOC Target Award Date October 2027 ▲

GS SRR August 2027 ▲

Mission PDR May 2028 ▲

GS PDR June 2028 ▲

Mission CDR May 2029 ▲

GS CDR May 2029 ▲

S/C I&T Start October 2029 (Notional) ▲

GRTs Start November 2029 ▲

SORTs (S/C mission readiness testing) Start Feb 2030 ▲

Observatory I&T Start May 2030 ▲

MRTs (Observatory mission readiness testing) Start July 2030 ▲

Mission Sims Start September 2030 ▲

LRD December 2031 ▲

MTHR - LEOC Ends/Transition to Ops March 2032 (Notionally Launch + 100 days) ▲

Achieve Steady State MOC and Operations ▲

DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION & TEST (Pre-MTHR)

Labor

Project Management/Admin for pre-MTHR (MOC Dev/I&T, Mission Ops Readiness, & LEOC) 0 hrs

MOC Systems Engineering 0 hrs

MOC Subsystems/Functions Development and I&T: 0 hrs

Telemetry & Command (T&C) 0 hrs

Flight Dynamics/Orbit Operations 0 hrs

Planning & Scheduling 0 hrs

Contact & Activity Orchestration 0 hrs

Configuration Management & State Management 0 hrs

Trending & Analysis 0 hrs

Alerts & Notification 0 hrs

Load Builder/Generator and Validation 0 hrs

Analytical Modeling & Simulators 0 hrs

Network and Infrastructure 0 hrs

Mission Operations Situational Awareness 0 hrs

Other Tools/Capabilities 0 hrs

Total Labor Hours for MOC Dev/I&T 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs

Total Labor Cost per Quarter, including overhead/fees ($K) $ 0.0K

ODCs (For the entire pre-MTHR period)

ODC/Equipment and Hardware $ 0.0K

ODC/Software Licenses $ 0.0K

ODC/Cloud Services (if applicable) $ 0.0K

ODC/Networks $ 0.0K

OCD/Other (make a note what this is for in column AR) $ 0.0K

Total ODC Cost per Quarter, including overhead/fees ($K) $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K

Total Dev/I&T Cost per Quarter, including overhead/fees ($K) $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K

MISSION OPERATIONS READINESS and LEOC (Pre-MTHR)

Mission Ops Readiness

FOT Training/Development 0 hrs

Ground Ops Proc Development/ Flight Proc Integration 0 hrs

Ground Systems Engineering 0 hrs

GRT Support/Execution 0 hrs

MRT Support/Execution 0 hrs

Mission Sims/Rehearsals 0 hrs

Simulator Engineering 0 hrs

Network/Infrastructure Support 0 hrs

LEO/Commissioning

Observatory Systems Engineering 0 hrs

Ground Systems Engineering 0 hrs

Realtime Operations 0 hrs

Planning & Scheduling 0 hrs

Flight Dynamics/ Orbit Operations 0 hrs

Anomaly Investigations 0 hrs

Network/Infrastructure Support 0 hrs

Total Labor Hours for MR and LEOC 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs

Total Mission Readiness/LEOC Cost per Quarter, including overhead/fees ($K) $ 0.0K

Total DEV/I&T/MR Cost per Quarter, including overhead/fees ($K) $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K

OPERATIONS & SUSTAINMENT (Post-MTHR)

Project Management/Admin 0 hrs

Observatory Systems Engineering 0 hrs

Ground Systems Engineering 0 hrs

Realtime Operations 0 hrs

Planning & Scheduling 0 hrs

Flight Dynamics/ Orbit Operations 0 hrs

Simulator Engineering 0 hrs

Anomaly Investigations 0 hrs

MOC Sustaining Engineering 0 hrs

Network/Infrastructure Support 0 hrs

Total Labor Hours for Ops 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs 0 hrs

Total Ops Labor Cost per Quarter, including overhead/fees ($K) $ 0.0K

ODC/Equipment and Hardware (ops refresh) $ 0.0K

ODC/Software Licenses (renewals) $ 0.0K

ODC/Cloud Services (if required) $ 0.0K

ODC/Networks $ 0.0K

ODC/Other (make a note what this is for in column AR) $ 0.0K

Total Ops ODC Cost per Quarter, including overhead/fees ($K) $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K

Total Ops Cost per Quarter, including overhead/fees ($K) $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K $ 0.0K

CY2032 CY2033 CY2034 CY2035 CY2036CY2027 CY2028 CY2029 CY2030

Instructions and Background information to fill out this spreadsheet provided below:

CY2031

Enter Labor Hours Below per Quarter and Burdened ODC and Total Labor Cost in Thousands of Dollars, including contractor overhead/fees (Excludes award fee)

Task/Activity

Mission Synopsis and Updates (external slide deck)

Chris Kilzer – NASA L10 Mission Systems Engineering (Aerospace)

Chris Engebretson – USGS L10 Chief Engineer

MOC Functions & Interfaces

Mission Operations Center (MOC) Functions/Capabilities

Alerts & Notification

Planning & Scheduling

(P&S)

Telemetry & Command

(T&C)

Load Builder/ Generator &

Validation

Mission Operations Situational Awareness

Trending & Analysis

Flight Dynamics/

Orbit Operations

(FD/OO)

Network and Infrastructure

Configuration Management

& State Management

Contact & Activity

Orchestration

(CAO)

Other Tools/ Capabilities

External Interfaces

• Ground Network (GN)

• Data Processing & Archive (DPAS)

• Cal/Val

• S/C Vendor

• Instrument Vendor

• Launch Services Segment

• NASA GSFC Services:

• Flight Dynamics Facility (FDF)

• Conjunction Analysis (CARA)

• Near Space Network (NSN)

• US Space Command

• Status Dashboard

• Conjunction Analysis Services

• US Naval Observatory

• DoC/TraCSS

Analytical Modeling & Simulators

See Attachment C – L10 MOC

Functions Summary for detailed descriptions

Overview of Networking and Interfaces

Connectivity to NASA Resources

IOnet – GFE dedicated lines to WSC for SN/TDRSS, NSN stations, and Listen-Line connection to S/C vendor

CARA/FDF – Internet data transfers with secure connections (SSL, https, etc.)

Connectivity to (USGS) LGN Stations

Internet with secure connections (SSL, https, etc.)

T&C data transfers

Scheduling coordination

Station status during passes for MOC automation

Connectivity to (USGS) DPAS and Cal/Val

Internet with secure connections (SSL, https, etc.)

Planning & Scheduling product transfers and handshake

Retransmit requests

TLM data access (for Cal/Val, anomaly investigations, etc.)

Other Interfaces

Connectivity to S/C and instrument vendors

Internet with secure connections (SSL, https, etc.)

Space Force, USNO, conjunction analysis service provider(s), etc.

MOC Hosting and Location Alternatives

With cloud based, on prem, and hybrid options, numerous combinations for MOC system hosting & FOT staff location, given remote access possibilities. Looking for cost efficiency, reliability, low risk.

MOC Systems Hosting

Cloud

USGS CHS III Gov/Cloud

AWS or Azure

EROS Enterprise VMware/Kubernetes

Hosting Service

USGS/EROS currently hosts bLMOC (dedicated server

H/W)

Ample space available for MOC

Vendor Facility

If recommending, please clearly identify benefits and cost efficiency of this approach over other options

NASA/GSFC (Building 32)

Current LMOC location (VMware servers in CR, Ops center and offices on second floor)

FOT Staff Location

USGS/EROS

Ample office and CR space availability

Location close to Ops project offices and staff

NASA/GSFC

Current LMOC location (VMware servers in CR, Ops center and offices on second floor)

Limited office space availability beyond L8/L9

Other Government or Leased Facility If recommending, please clearly identify benefits and cost efficiency over other options

Vendor-Managed Facility If recommending, please clearly identify benefits and cost efficiency over other options

Some Combination of above Ops/Flight Controllers in one location, shared resource S/C system engineers and SMEs in another, Infrastructure Team location depends on architecture

L10 Ground I&T/Mission Readiness (1 of 3)

Also Documented on the Cost Estimate Spreadsheet…

Verification (Test) Approach

Roll-up verification – Need to verify requirements children first

Test-as-You-Fly (TAFY) scenario-based testing based on ops cons

Ground System (Level 3) Verification/Testing

Ground Readiness Tests (GRTs) used to integrate MOC into the rest of the ground system (GS) – Ground Network (GN) and Data Processing and Archive System (DPAS)

GRTs consist of a 2-3 month “test window” where requirements assigned to a release are tested as they are ready, followed by a capstone for any remaining requirements and demonstration of requirements previously verified/tested

Executed on ops systems (or candidates for release into ops) by FOT using a combination of ops procs and other test scripts as needed

Multiple GRTs for phased release of GS capabilities (as needed to support mission-level testing)

L4/L5 MOC Testing

GRTs (L3)

NRTs

SORTs MRTs

Mission Simulations LRD

L10 Ground I&T/Mission Readiness (2 of 3)

Mission Readiness Mission Readiness tests include Network Readiness Tests (NRTs), Spacecraft Operations Readiness Tests (SORTs), Mission Readiness Tests (MRTs), and Mission Simulations

Key S/C and Observatory tests are divided between S/C-led operational readiness tests (SORTs) and “traditional” end-to-end mission readiness tests (MRTs)

SORTs SORTs verify/test requirements specific to (only) the S/C (e.g. S/C activation & checkout, etc.)

SORTs led and scheduled by S/C vendor (coordinated with project) and supported by the Ground System; could be many tests interleaved with S/C I&T activities or series of specific SORT test events

MOC full T&C capability is needed to enable SORTs (connectivity tests conducted prior to SORTs to verify S/C-MOC interface)

MOC commands S/C for SORTs using operational procs and systems – S/C vendor (S/C procs) and FOT (ground procs)

MRTs MRTs are end-to-end tests using observatory, MOC, and other parts of the GS, with support from S/C vendor & Inst vendor

MRTs are developed and led by NASA mission readiness team with support from the S/C & inst vendor and the GS

MRTs verify/test requirements for the observatory (integrated S/C bus & LANDIS instrument), e.g. Instrument activation, routine imaging ops, etc.

MOC may also need to support RF Compatibility tests to send CMDs for S/C RX threshold tests

L10 Ground I&T/Mission Readiness (3 of 3)

Mission Simulations (SIMs)

Conducted at MOC using operational procs and systems, and S/C simulator

S/C & Inst vendor provides onsite and remote support

Simulates various mission events, e.g. – launch/early orbit, instrument activation, routine ops, decommissioning, etc.

Some SIMs will simulate 24×7 ops

Initially nominal activities with anomalies in later SIMs

Flight Ops Team (FOT) Training and Certification

Needed before testing with S/C and participating in SIMs

Other Resources

Listen-Line: A wide-area two-way network connection (WAN) between the MOC and the S/C for T&C services, to execute

SORTs and MRTs, and provide periodic live TLM back to the MOC for testing or training

Ops Products: NASA will provide the MOC/FOT with tested/validated S/C procs, but MOC/FOT will need to develop all ground ops products including procs, MPS products, load tools, limit overlays, pages, trend templates, etc.

Simulator Key Highlights and Capability Summary

The information provided in this presentation is preliminary.

Simulator Key Highlights Description and functional details

Command and Telemetry Simulation System (CTSS)

• Simple C&T functions

• Deployable internationally

• Simple, low fidelity system for simulating realistic spacecraft command and telemetry (C&T) responses with basic scripting capability

• Primarily used for ground station and ground system checkout activities

• Deployable to international partner ground stations with limitable command and telemetry database functions (i.e. – remove all but a no-op CMD and acknowledgement handshake for ITAR/CUI protection)

SoftSim • 100% software

• Runs S/C FSW only

• Has full environmental truth model

• Software based (emulated hardware) simulator of the Observatory

• High fidelity Spacecraft (executable/patchable flight software (FSW), modeled subsystems, and environmental truth model, etc.)

• Low fidelity LandIS (basic C&T only) capability

• Primarily used for spacecraft and ground procedure development, ground software development, and ground readiness tests

Observatory Operational Simulator (OOpS)

• Runs S/C and LandIS

FSW

• Has full environmental truth model

• Workhorse simulator for ground, mission readiness, and operations teams

• High fidelity observatory simulators (integrated LandIS Operational Sim (LOpS) with S/C Operational Sim (SOpS)) with flight like timing for all mission data elements

• Flight-like command and telemetry response, redundancy, subsystem models, timing, compression, and science data generation/flow

• Executes S/C and LandIS FSW, with ability to use and update as in flight

• Primary resource for operational process and procedure development, Mission Conops validation, operations testing, and

Mission Readiness tests and simulations

• Long term operational use: special activity testing, product updates, anomaly investigation, team training and proficiency, etc.

• The L10 simulators are intended to provide incrementally more capability as the flight and ground segment needs increase during the mission development, launch preparation, and operations phases

• L10 will also utilize interface simulators for interface verification:

• LandIS Interface Simulator (LIS) – Early Instrument to S/C interface checkout

• Launch Vehicle Interface Simulator (LVIS) – Observatory to Launch Vehicle interface checkout

• RF Suitcase – Realistic Ka-Band RF signal to Ground Station hardware (free-space and/or coax)

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