NPP pre-launch test data collection and archive

During the development of each National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) instrument, significant testing was performed, both in ambient and simulated orbital (thermal-vacuum) conditions, at the instrument factory, and again after integratio...

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Main Authors: Denning, M., Ullman, R., Guenther, B., Kilcoyne, H., Chandler, C., Adameck, J.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Documentation
Government
Instruments
Production facilities
Servers
Space vehicles
Testing
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Summary:During the development of each National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) instrument, significant testing was performed, both in ambient and simulated orbital (thermal-vacuum) conditions, at the instrument factory, and again after integration with the spacecraft. The NPOESS Integrated Program Office (IPO), and later the NASA Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Program Office, defined two primary objectives with respect to capturing instrument and spacecraft test data during these test events. The first objective was to disseminate test data and auxiliary documentation to an often distributed network of scientists to permit timely production of independent assessments of data quality and test progress. The second goal was to preserve the data and documentation in a catalogued government archive for the life of the mission, to aid in the resolution of anomalies and to facilitate the comparison of on-orbit instrument operating characteristics to those observed prior to launch [1].
ISSN:2153-6996
2153-7003
DOI:10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350356