AMS NICK 011507

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National Space Organization Nick Yen FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Program Director AMS 2007, San Antonio, Tx, USA January 15, 2007

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2007 is the 50 Years Anniversary Of Human Space Activities Since the Launch of Sputnik in 1957

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The first large, high space-standard, high cleanness facility in Taiwan. (Operated since 1997) NSPO Satellite Integration & Testing Facility

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FORMOSAT Ground Segment

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FORMOSAT Missions

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Tsunami occurred in Southern Asia on 26 December 2004 Benda Areh, Indonesia

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Program : 

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Program

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC - Minotaur Launch: 

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC - Minotaur Launch FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Constellation was launch at 01:40 UTC, April 14, 2006 (Taiwan Time: April 15 2006) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. Initial orbit altitude ~515 km; inclination ~72° Will be maneuvered into six different orbital planes for optimal global coverage (at ~800 km altitude) All satellites are in good health and providing initial data

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Current Constellation Configuration: 

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Current Constellation Configuration FM2 800 km FM3 518 km FM4 518 km FM5 800 km FM6 712 km FM1 518 km

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Spacecraft State of Health(as is 01-15-2007): 

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Spacecraft State of Health (as is 01-15-2007)

GPS Radio Occultation Missions: 

GPS Radio Occultation Missions

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Maximizing Science Data Dump by adding more Ground Stations Primary: Fairbank & Kiruna ; Backup: Hawaii & Dungara Additions: Chungli & McMurdo

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Technology Oriented Program Satellite Development Space Technology R&D Advanced Technology R&D Sounding Rockets The 2nd Phase Space Program (2004 – 2018) Mission Oriented Program FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC & Follow-On Mission Remote Sensing Broadband Communication Satellite Applications Remote Sensing Data Promotion Occultation Data for Atmospheric Applications Broadband Comm Service International Cooperation Space Science Others NSPO’s Implementation Plan for Next 15 Years

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Future: 

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Future NSPO will commit to the 3 ~ 5 years constellation operation of the current mission. NSPO will continue to share the 3 ~ 5 years operating cost of the two remote ground stations, Fairbank and Kiruna. NSPO has implemented an advanced Program Team to begin the Follow-On spacecraft design to meet the future RO needs. NSPO is expecting the continuous cooperation with NSF / UCAR for the Follow-On mission for a target launch of 2012 or sooner.

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMICFollow-On Program Key Features: 

FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Follow-On Program Key Features Improved the Spacecraft Bus Performance。 Increased the RO Science Data Capacity。 Improved the Science Payload Engineering Interfaces。 Improved Automation System of the Mission Operations。 Incorporated Galileo GPS Compatible RO Receivers。 Fully Implemented “We Test What We Fly” Flight Assurance。 Implemented Advanced Integral Program Team。

FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Follow-On: 

FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Follow-On Launch 2012/4 Advanced Program Activity Advanced Bus Design 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Closing Remarks: 

Closing Remarks Global warning has become an international attention RO technique has shown a positive impact to the weather forecast system Participating other international space programs, returning to moon, etc. Taiwan is willing to continue to contribute to the RO weather monitoring system NSPO has exhibited the first successful operational RO constellation and ready for FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Follow-On NSPO is seeking opportunity for international cooperation for scientific missions

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NSPO is committed to The FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC Follow-On ! Welcome to visit NSPO in Taiwan Thank You for Your Attention !