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Aquarius Ground System

  1. Introduction to Wiki Structure

  2. Mission Overview

    1. Aquarius Project Objectives
    2. Aquarius/SAC-D Mission Overview
    3. Mission Success Criteria
    4. Science Objectives
    5. Orbit Design
    6. Mission Phases

      1. Launch Phase

      2. Early Orbit and Observatory Comissioning Phase

      3. Aquarius Commissioning

        1. Objectives of Aquarius Commissioning
        2. Commissioning Needs and Constraints
        3. Aquarius Commissioning Description
        4. Aquarius Commissioning Success Criteria

      4. Science Operations Phase

        1. Nominal Mission Timeline
        2. Service Platform
        3. Aquarius
          1. Objective of Aquarius Science Operations
          2. Aquarius Operations Needs and Constraints
          3. Aquarius Data Handling
        4. Cold Sky Calibration
          1. Objective of the Cold Sky Calibration
          2. Cold Sky Calibration Plans, Constraints, and Development Guidelines
          3. Cold Sky Calibration Activity Description

  3. Flight System Description

    1. Launch Vehicle
      1. Configuration
    2. Spacecraft Elements
      1. Flight System
      2. Service Platform
      3. Payloads (non-Aquarius)

  4. Aquarius Instrument Description

    1. Aquarius Functional Description
    2. Aquarius Design Description
      1. External Interfaces
      2. Internal Interfaces
      3. Redundancy
    3. Aquarius Operating Principles
    4. Aquarius Flight Software
      1. ICDS (Rad 6000)
    5. Aquarius Modes of Operations
      1. Mission Mode
      2. Standby Mode
      3. OFF with Survival Mode
      4. OFF without Survival Mode
      5. Diagnostic Sub Modes
      6. Scatterometer Sub-Modes
    6. Verifying and Commanding Aquarius Modes

  5. Mission System Description

    1. Ground System Description
      1. Ground Stations
      2. Ground Station Coverage
      3. SAC-D Ground System
      4. Aquarius Ground System
    2. SAC-D/Aquarius Ground System Interfaces
      1. Command Scheduler interface (I-ACCS-MOC/SOP)
      2. Action Requests timeline
      3. Action Requests and Reports interface (ACCS-SOP_AR)
      4. E-mail Interface (I-ACCS-MOC/SOP_MAIL)
      5. ACCS - MOC File Transfer (I-ACCS-MOC/SOC)
      6. HKTM (RT) interface (I-ACCS-MOC/SOC_TM)
      7. Off Standard Issues, e-mail interface (ACCS-SOC_EMAIL)
      8. Off Standard Issues, phone interface (I-ACCS-MOC/SOC_VOICE)
      9. Off Standard Issues, fax interface (I-ACCS-MOC/SOC_FAX)

  6. NASA / Aquarius Data Processing System (ADPS)

    1. Interfaces

    2. Staffing

    3. Software

      1. Software Development via Mission Simulation

    4. Hardware

      1. Aquarius Data Processing System Configuration

    5. Documentation
      1. Plans

        1. Aquarius JPL to GSFC Operations Transition Plan

        2. NASA/GSFC Ocean Data Processing System Operations and Data Management Plan

        3. Aquarius Ground System Software Managemant Plan

        4. Aquarius Ground System Integration Test & Training Plan

        5. SAC-D Project Service Level Agreement - FY08 - FY14 (pdf document)

        6. Aquarius/SAC-D Mission Plan - 12 May 2009 (pdf document)

      2. Requirements

        1. Level-1 Requirements and Mission Success Criteria - 28 September 2005 (pdf document)

        2. Level-2A Aquarius Science Requirements - 21 July 2008 (pdf document)

        3. Level-2B Aquarius/SAC-D Mission System Requirements - 18 May 2009 (pdf document)

        4. Level-3 AQ Science Algorithm Requirements - 10 June 2008 (pdf document)

        5. Level-3 Aquarius Ground System and Test Requirements - 3 October 2007 (pdf document)

        6. Level-3 Aquarius Validation Data Segment Requirements - 12 June 2008 (pdf document)

        7. SAC-D Network Requirements Document - February 2009 (pdf document)

      3. Interface Control Documents (ICD)

        1. SAC-D Ground System to Aquarius Ground System ICD - 14 July 2008 (pdf document)

        2. Aquarius Instrument to Aquarius Ground System ICD - (pdf document)

        3. Aquarius Validation Data Segment to Data Processing Segment ICD - 18 December 2006 (pdf document)

        4. Aquarius Validation Data Segment Development Plan - January 2009

        5. Aquarius Ground System to PO.DAAC ICD AQ-336-0151d
      4. Format Documents

        1. Level‑1A Data Product and .doc version Sept2009

        2. Level‑2 Data Product and .doc version October 2009

        3. Level‑3 Standard Mapped Image Product and pdf version April2009

      5. Simulated Aquarius Products
        1. Individual Files

          1. Q2004320012800.L1A_SCI Level 1 (HDF5 13MB)

          2. Q2004320012800.L2_RAD Level 2 (HDF5 787KB)

          3. Q2004319_346_1D.L3M_RAD Level 3A (HDF5 73KB)

          4. Q2004319_346_1D.L3MS_RAD Level 3B (HDF5 73KB)

        2. One Month's Worth of Simulated Aquarius Products

          Release Notes February 2009 The simulated level-2 products were upgraded on 3 March 2009 to include sea surface temperature, wind direction, and wind speed.

          1. Level 2 - (ftp)

          2. Level 3 Daily - (ftp)

          3. Level 3 Weekly - (ftp)

          4. Level 3 Monthly - (ftp)

      6. Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents

        1. Aquarius Level-3 gridding Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document - February 2009 (pdf document)

        2. Aquarius Level 2 Salinity ATBD - December 12, 2008 (pdf document)

    6. Presentations
      1. Aquarius Algorithm Workshops

        1. Algorithm Workshop - March 2007

        2. Algorithm Workshop - March 2008

      2. Most Recent Reviews

        1. Mission CDR - NASA Ground System Presentation - July 2008 (pdf document)

        2. PreCDR - Aquarius Command and Control System (ACCS) - March 2008 (ppt document)

        3. PreCDR - NASA Ground Network Support for SAC-D - March 2008 (pdf document)

  7. Aquarius Command and Control System (ACCS)

    1. Aquarius Command and Control System (ACCS) Development and Testing
      1. Requirements

        1. Aquarius Command and Control System Level 4 Requirements

        2. Aquarius Command and Control System Test Matrix
      2. Tools
        1. Reporting and Tracking Tool
          1. Anomaly
          2. Special Operations
        2. Alarm and Error Notification Tool
        3. Configuration Tracking Tool

        4. Aquarius Command and Control System Analysis Tool

        5. Aquarius Command and Control System Command Planning Tool

        6. Aquarius Sinter Scripts

          1. Sinter Scripts Version 2.0 090604 - .sch

          2. Sinter Scripts Version 2.0 090512 - .scl

        7. Telemetry Viewer Scripts and Pages

          1. Aquarius Telemetry Conversion Scripts - July 2009 (zip file)

      3. Interfaces
        1. ACCS Internal Interface Description
        2. ACCS External ICDs

          1. SAC-D Ground System to Aquarius Ground System ICD - 14 July 2008 (pdf document)

          2. Aquarius Science Team to Aquarius Ground System ICD - Version 2 - 17 June 2009 (pdf document)

          3. Aquarius Instrument Team to Aquarius Ground System ICD - 28 July 2009 (pdf document)

      4. Staffing

      5. Testing

        1. Aquarius Ground System Integration Test & Training Plan

        2. Component Test Procedures
          1. Reporting and Tracking Tool Test
            1. Anomaly
            2. Special Operations

          2. Equipment Test

          3. Alarm and Error Notification Tool Test

          4. Analysis Tool Test

          5. Configuration Tracking Tool Test

          6. Command Planning Tool Test

          7. Sinter Test

          8. Telemetry Viewer Test

          9. Aquarius Configuration Tracking Tool Test

        3. Interface Test Procedures
        4. Sub-System Test Procedures

          1. Aquarius Command and Control Functional Test - September 2009 (MS Word document)

        5. Joint Mission Tests
      6. Documentation

        1. ACCS Software Management Plan

        2. Aquarius Flight Operations Handbook
        3. Aquarius Instrument Operations Handbook (to be delivered by Instrument Team)
        4. Presentations

          1. PreCDR - Aquarius Command and Control System (ACCS) - March 2008 (ppt document)

    2. Mission Operations Development and Testing
      1. Requirements

        1. Aquarius Mission Operations Requirements Document- September 2009 (Excel document)

        2. Aquarius Mission Operations Test Matrix
      2. Operations Processes

        1. Aquarius Flight Operations Plan - July 30, 2009

        2. ACCS Command Planning Process - August 2009

        3. Data Collection Process

        4. ACCS Data Monitoring Process - August 2009

        5. Routine Status Reporting
        6. Data Archiving Process
        7. Special Operations Process
        8. Anomaly Process
      3. Operations Procedures
        1. Standard Procedures

          1. CONAE

          2. Aquarius

        2. Contingency Procedures

          1. Aquarius Mission Operations Anomaly Reporting and Resolution Procedure

          2. CONAE

            1. CONAE Aquarius Contingency Procedures

            2. Response to CONAE 1 ZONE OOLs 19

            3. Response to CONAE No AQ HKT Proc 1

            4. Response to CONAE No AQ Science Data

            5. Response to CONAE No ATC (multiple) HKT Proc 4

            6. Response to CONAE No ATC (single) HKT Proc 5

            7. Response to CONAE No Radiometer HKT Proc 2

          3. Aquarius

            1. ACCS Anomalous Radiometer Science Statistics Proc 47

            2. ACCS Anomalous Scatterometer Science Statistics Proc 49

            3. ACCS No Scatterometer Science Data Proc 6

            4. Aquarius Fails to Accept Ground Commands Proc 51

            5. Fault Tree with Ops Procs

            6. Multiple Out of Limits in Multiple ATC Zones Proc 50

      4. Testing
        1. Aquarius Mission Operations Test Plan
        2. Test bed Description
        3. Operations Tests

          1. Mission Scenarios

          2. Operational Readiness Test