2021-2022 USAP Field Season
Project Detail Project TitleJoint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Summary
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ASC POC/Implementer: Principal Investigator(s)
Mr. William Gregory Munley Jr.
Location
Supporting Stations: McMurdo Station DescriptionThe Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS), managed by Mr. William Gregory Munley Jr., JPSS C3S, Polar Manager (Aerospace Corporation), at McMurdo Station consists of three 4-meter Ka/S-band satellite earth stations which provide the primary Southern Hemisphere ground station coverage for the NOAA CGS network. Exploiting the unique high southern latitude of McMurdo Station, these earth stations support data recovery from polar orbiting environmental observation satellites (NOAA-20, - 21) for rapid data delivery important for short range weather forecasting by U.S. and European weather forecasting centers. Weather products supported by the data have significant importance to the national economy and safety of life. NOAA collaborates with NSF for establishing satellite communications services for multiple tenants of McMurdo Station, to include NSF USAP mission communications. Field Season OverviewEight participants will deploy this season. Their tasking will include: - Radome inspection - Radome PM (Raytheon) - Install and test uplink cables - Touch up radome caulking (L3) - Annual antenna maintenance (L3) - Annual hardware inventory (Raytheon/L3) - Annual PM on JPSS equipment in JSOC (Raytheon) - Tech Refresh JPSS JSOC Hardware (Raytheon) - Replace Ka down converters - Troubleshoot multiple faults on receptors
Deploying Team Members
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