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NOAA/NESDIS/ GOES-R Series Ground Segment

• Investment Description

  This investment addresses only the Ground Segment portion of the overall four satellite Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - Series R system (GOES-R/S/T/U). The IT elements consist of the antennas, hardware, software, and commercial-oThis investment addresses only the Ground Segment portion of the overall four satellite Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - Series R system (GOES-R/S/T/U). The IT elements consist of the antennas, hardware, software, and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS)/non developmental item (NDI) components used to provide the mission management functionality (mission scheduling, satellite/instrument operations), product generation functionality (processing raw data to navigated and calibrated products, generation of data for rebroadcast and for higher level product creation), product distribution functionality (distribution of navigated and calibrated products, GOES Rebroadcast data, and derived products to user portals), enterprise management (health and configuration status for the entire GOES-R system), and transition to operations.The Ground Segment will operate from three sites: the NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) in Suitland, MD will house the primary Mission Management (MM), Product Generation (PG), Product Distribution (PD), and Enterprise Management (EM) functions; the Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS) will provide space communications services and selected Ground Segment functions; a geographically separate Backup facility will be located in Fairmont, WV. The Backup will have visibility to all operational and on-orbit spare satellites, and it will be concurrently and remotely operated from the NSOF. EM will be used to monitor and control all Ground Segment components at all locations. The Government will operate the Ground Segment. More..

• FY2012 (CY) Spending

  $257.05 M

  Time frame of Investment

  2007 - 2038

• Status

  Continued Major

CIO Information

Simon Szykman

Agency Head

John Bryson

Agency

Commerce

Bureau

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Evaluation by Agency CIO

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Current Evaluation

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Evaluation Explanation

This investment is developing the ground system for the next generation of hurricane tracking GOES satellites. Based on the EVM and Exhibit 300 activThis investment is developing the ground system for the next generation of hurricane tracking GOES satellites. Based on the EVM and Exhibit 300 activity milestones, the project is reporting no significant cost or schedule variances. However, due to a contract protest the space segment of GOES-R was awarded much later than planned. As a result, some key design information was not available when expected. Some GOES R Ground System planning activities will now be using a modified Agile approach to better synchronize with when the appropriate satellite design details will be definitized. GSA RFP responses to upgrade the NOAA Satellite Operations Facility are now being evaluated. More..

Project Summary

• Number of Projects

  8

• Cost Variance

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• Schedule Variance

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