_(cropped).jpg) Processing of GOES-S at Astrotech Space Operations Facility | |||||||||||||||
| Names | GOES-S | ||||||||||||||
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| Mission type | Weather andmeteorology | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | NOAA / NASA | ||||||||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 2018-022A | ||||||||||||||
| SATCATno. | 43226 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | goes-r | ||||||||||||||
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 7 years, 8 months, 26 days (elapsed) | ||||||||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||||||
| Spacecraft type | GOES-R Series | ||||||||||||||
| Bus | A2100A | ||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin | ||||||||||||||
| Launch mass | 5,192 kg (11,446 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Dry mass | 2,857 kg (6,299 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 6.1 × 5.6 × 3.9 m (20 × 18 × 13 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Power | 4kW | ||||||||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||||||||
| Launch date | 1 March 2018, 22:02UTC[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Rocket | Atlas V 541 (AV-077)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral,SLC-41 | ||||||||||||||
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance | ||||||||||||||
| Entered service | 12 February 2019[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit | ||||||||||||||
| Regime | Geostationary orbit | ||||||||||||||
| Longitude | 137.3° West[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Slot | GOES-West | ||||||||||||||
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GOES-17 (designated pre-launch asGOES-S) is an environmental satellite operated by theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The satellite is second in the four-satellite GOES-R series (GOES-16, -17, -18, and -19). GOES-17 supports theGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system, providingmulti-spectral imaging for weather forecasts andmeteorological andenvironmental research. The satellite was built byLockheed Martin, based on theA2100A platform, and expected to have a useful life of 15 years (10 years operational after five years of standby as an on-orbit replacement).[6] GOES-17 is intended to deliverhigh-resolutionvisible andinfrared imagery andlightning observations of more than half the globe.[7]
The satellite was launched on 1 March 2018[3] and reachedgeostationary orbit on 12 March 2018.[8] In May 2018, during the satellite's testing phase after launch, aproblem was discovered with its primary instrument, theAdvanced Baseline Imager (seeMalfunctions, below).[9][10] GOES-17 became operational asGOES-West on 12 February 2019.[2] In June 2021, NOAA announced that due to the cooling problem with the satellite's main imager,GOES-T would replace the GOES-17 in an operational role "as soon as possible".[11] GOES-T launched on March 1, 2022.[12][13]
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The satellite was launched into space on 1 March 2018 by anAtlas V (541)launch vehicle fromCape Canaveral Air Force Station,Florida.[3] It had a launch mass of 5,192 kg (11,446 lb).[3][14] On 12 March 2019, GOES-17 joined GOES-16 (launched in 2016) in geostationary orbit at 35,700 km (22,200 mi) aboveEarth.[8]
On 24 October 2018, GOES-17 began a 20-day, 2.5°/day westward drift maneuver from its checkout position of 89.5° West longitude to its operational position of 137.2° West. During the drift maneuver, all instruments except for themagnetometer were disabled. Meanwhile,GOES-15 began an eastward drift maneuver on 29 October 2018 to 128° West, with all of its sensors still functioning. It reached its new location on 7 November 2018. GOES-17 began transmitting its first images on 13 November 2018. The first high-definition images transmitted were ofAlaska,Hawaii, and thePacific Ocean.[15] GOES-15's drift was intended to provide additional separation from GOES-17 to prevent communication interference. GOES-17 reached its assigned longitude 13 November 2018 and began additional testing.[5] GOES-17 was declared operational on 12 February 2019. Both GOES-17 and GOES-15 operated in tandem through early 2020 to allow assessment of GOES-17's performance as GOES-West.[16] On 2 March 2020, GOES-15 was deactivated and moved to a storage orbit with plans to re-activate it in August 2020 to supplement GOES-17 operations due to theknown flaws with theAdvanced Baseline Imager.[17][18]
On 23 May 2018, NOAA announced that there were problems with the cooling system of the Advanced Baseline Imager.[9][10] Due to the cooling failure,infrared andnear-infrared imaging was only possible 12 hours per day. The issue affects 13 of the infrared and near-infrared channels on the instrument. No other sensors of the satellite are affected.
During a media conference call on 24 July 2018,[19] the problem component was identified as theloop heat pipe, which transports heat from thecryocooler and ABI toradiators.[20] The degraded performance of this component means the ABI gets hotter than intended, which lowers the sensitivity of theinfrared sensors. In order to work properly, the sensors need to be cooled to varying degrees depending on what wavelength they observe; the sensors operating in the longest wavelengths need to be kept as low as −212.8 °C (−351.0 °F; 60.3 K) in order to reducethermal noise.[nb 1]
The GOES-R System program director, Pam Sullivan,[21] said on the conference call that preliminary projections suggested that via thermal mitigation measures such as changing the spacecraft alignment, ABI performance could be significantly improved, depending on the season. The orbit of the spacecraft brings the ABI into full sunlight more often around theequinoxes, resulting in more solar radiation being absorbed by the ABI and degrading the performance of the infrared channels, with projections indicating that 10 of the 16 channels will be available 24 hours a day, with the other six channels available for "most of the day, to varying degrees, depending on their wavelength.[19] Around thesolstices, the orbit alignment is such that the ABI receives less direct sunlight, and it is projected that 13 of the 16 channels will be available 24 hours a day with the other three channels available 20 or more hours per day.
The loop heat pipe (LHP) was manufactured byOrbital ATK (now owned byNorthrop Grumman). On 2 October 2018, NOAA and NASA appointed a five-member Mishap Investigation Board to further examine the issue.[22] NOAA worked with Northrop Grumman to identify exactly what caused the loop heat pipe to fail, using engineering-grade copies of the spacecraft components for testing.[19] Possible causes mentioned in the conference call included debris or foreign objects inside the heat pipe, or an improper amount ofpropylene coolant. The final conclusion of the independent failure review team's investigation, released on 3 October 2018, was that "the most likely cause of the thermal performance issue isforeign object debris (FOD) blocking the flow of the coolant in the loop heat pipes. A series of ground-based tests introducing FOD into test pipes support FOD as the most likely cause. A second potential cause, mechanical failure, was investigated and deemed unlikely. The failure review team recommended changes to the ABI radiators on the subsequent GOES-R Series satellites, including a simpler hardware configuration and the use ofammonia as the coolant rather than propylene. The system was redesigned, and aCritical Design Review (CDR), originally scheduled for December 2018 but delayed as a result of agovernment shutdown, was eventually held on 7–8 February 2019.[16]
Various software workarounds were introduced in order to minimize the impact of the loop heat pipe (LHP) problem on GOES-17.
In October 2018, Lockheed Martin finished assembling the next unit of the GOES-R series,GOES-T, and was preparing to begin environmental testing of the completed satellite, when NOAA ordered the removal of the ABI to return to the manufacturer,Harris Corporation, for remanufacturing.[23][nb 2] As a result, the scheduled May 2020 launch of GOES-T was delayed[23][24] until March 1, 2022.[25] The 2024 launch ofGOES-U will probably not be delayed as a result of the redesign.[19]
On 20 November 2018, a memory error occurred in the ABI which resulted from a software update for its cryocooler subsystem. This resulted in automated onboard safety checks shutting down the cryocooler. It was restored to operation on 25 November 2018, and engineers began working on a permanent software fix for deployment in January 2019.[26][27]
On 15 August 2019, GOES-17 experienced a brief "spacecraft anomaly" from about 13:45 to 17:00 UTC. This anomaly prevented delivery of all bands and scenes.[28]
NOAA's GOES-R Series of satellites is designed to improve the forecasts ofweather,ocean, and environment by providing faster and more detailed data, real-time images oflightning, and advanced monitoring of solar activities andspace weather. GOES-17 can collect three times more data at four times image resolution, and scan the planet five times faster than previous probes.
GOES-17 has the same instruments and capabilities as GOES-16 (currently serving as GOES-East), and will complement its work by scanning a different area of the world. GOES-17 is GOES-West when it moves to 137.2° West longitude and cover the west coast of thecontinental U.S.,Hawaii, and much of thePacific Ocean. These two satellites are expected to monitor most of theWestern Hemisphere and detect natural phenomena and hazards in almost real time.[8][29]
Its capabilities will allow better:[29]
Along with GOES-16, these newly advanced satellites can give near-real-time updates on what is happening in the atmosphere across the United States.[30]
The instrument suite of GOES-17 is identical to that ofGOES-16. It includes:[31]
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TheAdvanced Baseline Imager (ABI) was built byHarris Corporation[32] Space and Intelligence Systems (formerlyITT/Exelis) for the GOES-R line of satellites for imaging Earth's weather, climate and environment. Key subcontractors for the ABI instrument includedBAE Systems, Babcock Incorporated,BEI Technologies,DRS Technologies,L-3 Communications SSG-Tinsley andNorthrop Grumman Space Technology, andOrbital ATK.[33] The imaging capabilities of the ABI are superior to previous imagers in several ways.
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This instrument has 16 bands (11 more than the last GOES imager:[34])
2 Visible Bands:
4 Near IR Bands:
10 other Infrared Bands:
The temporal resolution of ABI products changes depending on the type of image:
Spatial resolution will be dependent on what band is being used - band 2 is the highest resolution out of all channels, with a resolution of 500 m (1,600 ft). Channels 1, 3, and 5 will have a resolution of 1 km (0.6 mi), while all other bands inNIR/IR will have a resolution of 2 km (1.2 mi).[35]
TheGeostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) is used for measuring lightning (in-cloud and cloud-to-ground) activity. To do this, it considers a single channel in theNIR (777.4-nm) constantly, even during the day, to catch flashes from lightning.
The sensor has a 1372 × 1300 pixelCCD, with an 8–14 km (5.0–8.7 mi) spatial resolution (with the resolution decreasing near the edges of thefield of view (FOV). The GLM has a frame interval of 2 milliseconds, meaning it considers the entire study area 500 times every second.[36]
Development of the GLM was contracted to the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center inPalo Alto, California.[37]
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