AMS Panelv2.pdf

The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Observation System (LEOS)

NESDIS

Tim Walsh System Program Director LEO Programs NOAA/NESDIS

Program Overview

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

JPSS Transition to Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

In FY 2022, NOAA began conceptualizing the LEOS

Program (Low Earth Orbit–Environmental

Observations System) to set the stage for managing future polar and other low earth and medium earth orbit satellite observations as loosely coupled projects.

Make use of industry’s significant investment of funding, expertise, and innovation.

Place capabilities where and when we want them, enabled by shorter development timelines and more frequent launches.

Provide more capability at a better price, leveraging smaller and more capable instruments and satellites.

Achieve greater agility to incorporate continuous advancement, using new business models and partners.

Exploring “New Space” with QuickSounder

• Developing QuickSounder to transition from JPSS to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observations that will include a larger commercial component

• SmallSat microwave sounding mission

• Risk mitigation mission implemented and flown for NOAA within 3 years

• Mission will include a NASA Rapid Spacecraft Development Office bus with the refurbished ATMS engineering development unit made available during the ATMS acquisition

• Will provide additional critical microwave sounding observations in an orbit different than the traditional early afternoon JPSS orbit

• QuickSounder Milestone 2 review was successfully completed in December 2022 QuickSounder Satellite Concept

Transition to LEOS

Mix of observations with higher mission impact

• Mix of small and medium platforms

• Enhanced imagery and high-latitude coverage

• New & more observations needed by models

More agility to adapt to changing needs

• Disaggregated LEO – smaller building blocks allow for separation of essential vs less critical missions

• Onramps for new technologies

• Evolving and integrating partner observations

New business models

• Data purchases, ride shares, hosted payloads

• Commercial communication & data-relay services

• Instruments of opportunity

The Sounder for Microwave Brightness and Analysis

(SMBA)

• December 2022 Industry Day for the Phase A Study

• Backbone microwave sounder for the LEOS program

• Request for Information released, with Phase A study awards expected to be made in the 1st quarter of FY2024

SMBA Phase A Procurement Schedule

RFP Release–Late February 2023

RFP Responses Due–Late March 2023 (one month response time)

Contract Award– October 2023

Final Study Review–October

Note: The above are notional schedule dates. Please continue to monitor http://www.sam.gov and official correspondences related to this solicitation for official dates and updates to the schedule.

Notional LEOS Projects: Series 1

SERIES 0 PROJECT:

“QuickSounder Project”

(MS2 FY2023)

SERIES 1 PROJECT:

“Sounder for Microwave Brightness and Analysis

(SMBA)” (MS2 FY2025)

• Next Generation Microwave Instrument (Base 4 qty;

Option 5 qty)

• Next Generation Infrared Instrument (Base 3 qty;

Option 3 qty)

• Generation-1 Common COTS Bus (5 qty)

• Altimetry

SERIES 2 PROJECT:

(MS2 FY2031)

• Next Generation EO/IR Instrument(s) (4 qty;

Option TBD)

• Next Generation Ozone Instrument (3 qty; Option

TBD)

• Generation-2 Common COTS Bus(es) (10 qty)

SERIES 3 PROJECT:

(MS2 FY2035)

• Atmospheric Chemistry

• 3D Winds

• Ocean Color

• Altimetry

• Generation-3 Common COTS Bus(es)

Future Planning

LEOS