Working Lunch: NOAA and APL Overview

1. Working Lunch:NOAA and APL Overview Barry E. Tossman The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory 11100 Johns Hopkins Road Laurel, MD 20723-6099 Telephone: 240-228-5294 E-mail: barry.tossman@jhuapl.edu Robert Cheney National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3282 Telephone: 301-713-2860, ext. 118 E-mail: robert.cheney@noaa.gov

2. NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry Oceanography Laury Miller John Lillibridge C.K. Tai John Kuhn Geophysics Dave McAdoo Karen Marks Walter Smith Jason-1

3. Geosat Observations of El Nino Geosat 1985-89 1987 El Nino Sea Level Anomaly NOAA processing facility hosted by JHU/APL

4. ERS-1/2 Operational Processing at NOAA ERS-1, ERS-2 1991-present John Lillibridge 1993 NOAA Administrator’s Award For outstanding achievement in creating and implementing NOAA's operational ERS-1 altimeter system.

5. Seafloor Topography from Altimeters and Ships Walter Smith 1995 CommerceGold Medal For scientific breakthroughs in the application of satellite altimeter and ship data to the estimation of seafloor topography in the southern ocean.

6. Operational Data from TOPEX TOPEX/Poseidon 1992-present 2-cm accuracy

7. 0 m 300 m 140 E 280 E Altimeter Sea Level for El Nino Forecasts TOPEX/Poseidon Nov 10-20, 1997 NOAA ocean model: anomaly of sub- surface temperature (C) LSA

8. Geosat Follow-On is Operational John Lillibridge 2002 NOAA Administrator’s Award For rescuing the US Navy's GFO satellite altimeter mission and turning it into a successful program benefiting NOAA's oceanographic research and operations. Geosat Follow-On 1998 – present

9. NOAA’s Operational Data System Establishing an Operational Data System for Surface Currents from Satellite Altimeters andScatterometers Topex/ Poseidon Jason Altimeter QuikScat Scatterometer Geostrophic Current Wind-Driven Current Total Surface Current Velocity

10. NOAA’s Future in Altimetry Jason-2 2006 4-agency collaboration: US: NASA + NOAA Europe: CNES + EUMETSAT NOAA Responsibilities: - Wallops, Fairbanks stations - Suitland command/control - Operational data LSA

11. NOAA’s New Mission for Mapping the Seafloor ABYSS 2005 Geosat 1985

12. Critical Contributions…Critical Challenges APL Mission Statement As we begin a new millennium—we will be implementing a Statement of Direction for the Laboratory. This Statement builds on APL’s basic strengths while charting an ambitious course for the 21st century. Collectively, these principles constitute a vision for APL’s future as we make critical contributions to the nation’s critical challenges. The core purpose of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is to enhance the security of the nation through the application of science and technology. The Laboratory is firmly committed to space science and technology and other challenging areas that are also synergistic with our core purpose. In addition, the Laboratory carries on important work in areas such as biomedicine and education that are synergistic with the University as a whole.

13. The Evolution of Space and Technology at JHU/APL: The Pioneering Years

14. The Evolution of Space and Technology at JHU/APL:The Discovery Years

15. The Evolution of Space and Technology at JHU/APL:The Developing Years

16. The Evolution of Space and Technology at JHU/APL:Active Program

17. The Evolution of Space and Technology at JHU/APL:The Future

18. NASA Programs at APL

19. A Tradition of Firsts in Space Since 1958

20. Sample of Space Instrumentation Programs19702001

21. APL’s 43-Year Performance Record in Space • APL has designed, built, and launched 59 satellites • Of these, 3 were joint efforts with other organizations • 51 were successfully inserted into orbit by their launch vehicles • 47 were fully successful • 2 in the last 30 years were partially successful (aero-heating of nylon tabs prevented solar panel deployment due to early heat shield separation) • 2 in the 1960s were partially successful as APL developed its navigation spacecraft fleet • APL’s O-13 set a record for the longest continuously operational satellite: 21.7 years • APL’s Navy Navigation Satellite System demonstrated greater than a 14-year Mean-Time-to-Failure in orbit • APL’s 5E-1 environmental research satellite operated for 13 years: longer than one full solar cycle

22. Recent Instrument Development Performance *Ratings adapted from A Guide for Best Practices for Past Performance, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, May 1995. All but DMSP, UARS, and TOPEX are Tossman programs.

23. Spacecraft Bus Recent History * Cost at project completion (launch + 30 days) in constant year dollars ** Percent cost growth from initial cost estimate at start of Phase C/D *** Cost adjusted for 3.5 yrs program schedule slip – funding shortfall, GFE instrument delays, programmatic delays

24. Space Department Organization Chart Space Department Advisory Board (SDAB), External Dr. Louis J. Lanzerotti, Chairman Dr. D. James Baker; Dr. Carl O. Bostrom Dr. Gerhard Haerendel; Dr. Daniel E. Hastings Dr. Wesley T. Huntress LTG Malcolm R. O’Neill, USA (Ret) Space Department Head – S.M. Krimigis* Associate Dept. Head – L.J. Crawford * Asst. Dept. Head for Operations – W.L. Ebert * Chief Scientist – R.L. McNutt * Chief Engineer – E.J. Hoffman * Space Department Management Advisory Committee (SDMAC) * Designates SDMAC Members Programs and Business Management Programs Manager T.B. Coughlin * Civilian Space BAE J.F. Appleby * Military Space BAE D.J. McMorrow * SE — Engineering and Technology Branch G.H. Fountain * R.E. Gold , Chief Technologist* SR — Science and Analysis Branch C.I Meng * SI — Information Systems Branch L.L. Suther * SRA — Atmospheric and Ionospheric Remote Sensing R.A. Greenwald SIE — Embedded Applications R.L. LeGrys SOM — Management Systems Support W.G. Liggett C. L. Reed SEA — Space Systems Applications W.S. Devereux SRI — Space Science Instrumentation R.M. Henshaw SIG — Ground Applications K.J. Heeres D.S. Tillman SEE — Electronic Systems A.L. Lew Program Managers P.D. Bedini M.C. Chiu K.A. Cooper R.A. Dennison D.G. Grant R.K. Huebschman J.T. Mueller K.A. Potocki M.R. Peterson B.E. Tossman SOR — Reliability and Quality Assurance S.R. Purwin S.W. Ali SRM — Mission Concept and Analysis T.E. Strikwerda A.D. Goldfinger SEI — Integration and Operations A.C. Good E.H. Rodberg SIS — Science Applications T.S. Herder SRO — Ocean Remote Sensing R.F. Gasparovic R.K. Raney SEM — Mechanical Systems W.E. Skullney Office of Education and Public Outreach SER — RF Engineering M.L. Edwards R.S. Bokulic SRP — Space Physics R.W. McEntire

25. Space Department Staff Breakdown 540 Staff Members

26. TSD Organization Chart

27. Description of Tour • Two Primary APL Components • Space Department  Building 23 • Mechanical and Electrical Engineering • Reliability, Quality Assurance & Flight Parts Control • Clean Rooms for Instrument and Spacecraft Assembly • Vibration & Shock Testing Facility  Instruments & S/C • Thermal-Vacuum Testing Facility  Instruments & S/C • Technical Services Department – Building 13 • Mechanical and Electrical Detailed Design & Drafting • Mechanical and Electrical Fabrication & Subsystem Assembly • Mechanical and Electrical Inspections & Configuration Control

28. APL Aerial View