POLAR WEATHER SATELLITES NOAA Is Working to Ensure Continuity but Needs to Quickly Address Information Security Weaknesses and Future Program Uncertainties

Abstract

The $11.3 billion Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program has continued to make progress in developing the JPSS-1 satellite for a March 2017 launch. However, the program has experienced recent delays in meeting interim milestones, including a key instrument on the spacecraft that was delivered almost 2 years later than planned. In addition, the program has experienced cost growth ranging from 1 to 16 percent on selected components, and it is working to address selected risks that have the potential to delay the launch date.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1105778

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Congress
  • Data Processing
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Meteorology
  • Satellite Buses
  • Social Media
  • Space Objects
  • United States Government
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites