Matthew A. Lazzara Ph.D. Antarctic Meteorological Research Center Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin‐Madison Outline . Geostationary Satellite Status . Polar Orbiting Satellite Status . Antarctic Composite Status . Future Launches Geostationary Polar Orbiting . Miscellaneous Argos system Solar Sail Molinya Frequency Issues Current Status & Launch Plans Geostationary Status Polar Orbiting Status . GOES . NOAA . Meteosat . DMSP . MTSAT‐1R/MTSAT‐2 . Aqua/Terra . FY‐2D/FY‐2E . FY‐1/FY‐3 . Kalpana‐1 . Metop‐A . COMS . Meteor‐M . Elektro‐L (GOMS‐2) Caveat Emptor…. US Geostationary (GOES) GOES‐East GOES‐West . GOES‐13 . GOES‐11 . Operational at 75o West . Operational at 135 West . No 12.0 μm (13.3 μm instead) GOES‐South America GOES on storage . GOES‐12 . GOES‐14 . Operational at 60o West . Stored at 105o West . No 12.0 μm (13.3 μm instead) . No 12.0 μm (13.3 μm instead) US Polar‐Orbiting NOAA DMSP . NOAA‐15 –O.k. DMSP F‐13 – Operating ? . NOAA‐16 – Mixed data quality ‐ AVHRR . DMSP F‐14 – “ . NOAA‐17 –No useable AVHRR . DMSP F‐15 – “ . NOAA‐18 ‐ Good . DMSP F‐16 – “ . NOAA‐19 – Good . DMSP F‐17 – “ . No more NOAA satellites . Interference issues – Meteor M . DMSP F‐18 – “ N1 LRPT with NOAA‐19 APT . Couple of tumbling old satellites NASA causing minor issues… . Terra – Operating beyond lifespan . Aqua – Operating beyond lifespan NPP/JPSS/DMSP/DWSS Oct 25 Meteosat/Metop‐A Future ‐ Meteosat Current Status Third Generation . Meteosat‐6 . MTG‐Imager Graveyard orbit April 15, 2011 Launch 2017 . Meteosat‐7 . MTG‐Sounder Operational at 57.5o East Launch 2018 . Meteosat‐8 Operational at 9.5o East Metop‐A . Meteosat‐9 . AHPRT only over Europe/North Operational at 0o East America . Metop‐A . FRAC data available at Wisconsin via NOAA/NESDIS from EUMETSAT Operational Polar‐Orbital . Antarctica Data Acquisition (ADA) Thanks to Marianne Konig MTSAT ‐ Japan Current Status Future Launches . Geostationary . MTSAT‐3 . MTSAT‐1R 2014 ? Standby mode at 140o East . MTSAT‐2 Operational at 145o East FY (Feng Yun) ‐ China Current Status Future Launches Geostationary…. Geostationary…. FY‐2D Operational at 86.5o East . FY‐2 F and G ? . FY‐2E 2011? 2013? Operational at 104o East . FY‐4 Polar Orbiting…. 2015? . FY‐1D off the air…?? Reported from the Amateur satellite community…. FY‐3A ‐ Launched 12 Jan 2009 Polar Orbiting…. FY‐3B ‐ Launched 4 November . FY‐3 2010 Not CGMS standard…. C through F? COMS – South Korea Current Status Future Launches . Geostationary . COMS‐2 . Communications, Ocean, . Launch 2013 ? and Meteorological Satellite . Launched June 26, 2010 . In commissioning at 128.2o East Kalpana/INSAT ‐ India Current Future . Geostationary . INSAT‐3D . Kalpana‐1 . INSAT‐3D R Launched 12 September 2002 . GEO‐HR Operational at 74o East . Microwave Temperature . INSAT‐3A Sounder Launched 2003 Operational at 93.50 East Elektro & Meteor ‐ Russia Elektro‐L/GOMS‐2 Meteor‐M . Russian Geostationary . Polar Orbiting Operational . Meteor‐M N1 – Sporadic Meteorological Satellite Carrier interference with . N1 Launched 20 January NOAA‐19 2011 Not CGMS standard…. On station at 76o East Future Launches: N2 . Future Launches: N2 N3 Argos Concerns: . Argos – will NOT be on: NPP SARAL: JPSS‐1 . Argos – will LIKELY NOT be . Satellite with Argos and ALtiKa on: . Joint mission: DWSS series India – France . Real‐time data a worry . Launch date: 2011 ? . Situation under discussion… . Argos on board (CLS & NOAA) . AltiKa altimeter, DORIS, Laser Retro‐reflector Array (LRA) . Still on: NOAA, Metop Antarctic (& Arctic) Composites Improvements… . 3 new channels…5 total: “Real” Visible Shortwave Infrared (~3.8 μm) Longwave Infrared (~12.0 μm) Arctic matches… . Arctic composites on track to be an official NOAA product (most of it…) Will continue full Arctic composite at SSEC Data Center at UW/SSEC… Solar Sail IKAROS . Japan ‐ Interplanetary Kite‐craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun . Launched May 21, 2010 . First solar sailing spacecraft! NanoSail‐D2 Jan 2011 More coming: LightSail‐1 Icarus . Sailed passed Venus on December 8, 2010 . Gives rise to the reality of Pole Sitter (Lazzara et al 2011) Molniya (Highly Elliptic Orbit) Canada . Polar communications and weather mission (PCW) Weather imaging Communications . Planned 2016? . Two Satellites 6 Year lifespan Frequency/Spectrum Issues USA ‐ FCC – Whitehouse What’s next? . Re‐allocation of 1675‐1710 . NTIA recommended Mhz band reallocation . And other bands…. Potentially in 5 to 10 years… For Wireless Broadband . Will impact the HRPT . Funding recommend to go reception… with that to alternative . Not clear if it will or will not operations. be re‐allocated. Next step….?? . One round of public input has been taken: . Will impact satellite Lots of opposition… reception systems… Maybe a lost cause…or a Data relay… matter of time.. Acknowledgement: National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs Grant #ANT‐0838834 .