The Advanced Missions Analysis Office (AMAO) of the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has completed a study of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-N) series. Evaluated were the feasibility, risks, schedules, and associated costs of advanced space and ground system concepts responsive to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) requirements. The study is the first step in a multi-phased procurement effort that is expected to result in launch ready hardware in the post 2000 time frame. The report represents the latest activity of GSFC in translating meteorological requirements of NOAA into viable space systems in geosynchronous earth orbits (GEO). GOES-N represents application of the latest spacecraft, sensor, and instrument technologies to enhance NOAA meteorological capabilities via remote and in-situ sensing from GEO. The GOES-N series, if successfully developed, could become another significant step in NOAA weather forecasting space systems, meeting increasingly complex emerging national needs for that agency's services.
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-N Report). Executive Summary
1991
46 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Unmanned Spacecraft , Astronautics , Meteorological Instruments & Instrument Platforms , Meteorological Data Collection, Analysis, & Weather , Meteorological satellites , Synchronous satellites , Satellite-borne instruments , Weather forecasting , Risk analysis , Cost analysis , Recommendations , Modification , Imaging techniques , Satellite sounding , Scheduling , Feasibility , Spacecraft communication , GOES-N study