Monday, 29 January 2024: 9:00 AM
309 (The Baltimore Convention Center)
Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) next-generation, operational, low-earth orbit (LEO), environmental satellite system that provides continuing space-based terrestrial environmental sensing capabilities. WSF-M consists of a Space Segment (SS), Launch Segment (LS), and Ground Segment (GS).
The GS consists of an Enterprise Ground Services (EGS) compatible ground system and Mission Unique Software (MUS). MUS includes the WSF-M Command and Control Software (WSFMCCS) and the Microwave Instrument Sensor Data Processing Software (MWSDPS). The EGS compatible ground system includes the Satellite Control Network (SCN) operated by the U.S. Space Force and an EGS compatible operations center with WSFMCCS integrated. The GS utilizes Energetic Charged Particles Sensor Data Processing Software (ECPSDPS) to deliver the data to the Space Environment Anomaly Resolution (SpEAR) software being separately developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
The Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF) WSF-M ground system is an existing design in an operational environment; the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is making modifications to its Neptune® Core and updating its communication lines to accommodate WSF-M. This presentation will describe the ground system architecture supporting the WSF-M program and describe how the system supports data delivery, system availability and latency, and autonomous operation requirements. Primary mission operations are performed at BPTF using Neptune® Automated Ground Operations (AGO). Automated tasks include, but are not limited to, receive and validate inputs for space vehicle tasking, receive and ingest schedule inputs, fault detection and resolution, and payload data processing and dissemination. The ground system will be Government Furnished Equipment delivered to the spacecraft contractor to support the WSF-M mission. The presentation will also describe the programmatic aspects of the program including the ground system acquisition strategy, challenges associated with testing, verification, and certification, and collaboration with another U.S. Government organization, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, to further develop satellite operations capability for the U.S. Space Force.
The GS consists of an Enterprise Ground Services (EGS) compatible ground system and Mission Unique Software (MUS). MUS includes the WSF-M Command and Control Software (WSFMCCS) and the Microwave Instrument Sensor Data Processing Software (MWSDPS). The EGS compatible ground system includes the Satellite Control Network (SCN) operated by the U.S. Space Force and an EGS compatible operations center with WSFMCCS integrated. The GS utilizes Energetic Charged Particles Sensor Data Processing Software (ECPSDPS) to deliver the data to the Space Environment Anomaly Resolution (SpEAR) software being separately developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
The Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF) WSF-M ground system is an existing design in an operational environment; the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is making modifications to its Neptune® Core and updating its communication lines to accommodate WSF-M. This presentation will describe the ground system architecture supporting the WSF-M program and describe how the system supports data delivery, system availability and latency, and autonomous operation requirements. Primary mission operations are performed at BPTF using Neptune® Automated Ground Operations (AGO). Automated tasks include, but are not limited to, receive and validate inputs for space vehicle tasking, receive and ingest schedule inputs, fault detection and resolution, and payload data processing and dissemination. The ground system will be Government Furnished Equipment delivered to the spacecraft contractor to support the WSF-M mission. The presentation will also describe the programmatic aspects of the program including the ground system acquisition strategy, challenges associated with testing, verification, and certification, and collaboration with another U.S. Government organization, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, to further develop satellite operations capability for the U.S. Space Force.
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