"IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: TASK ORDER TITLE: GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT (GPM) S TEAM MEMBER SUPP…

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"IGF::OT::IGF" OTHER FUNCTIONS: TASK ORDER TITLE: GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT (GPM) S TEAM MEMBER SUPPORT PERFORMING REVIEW ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE OPERATION READINESS REVIEW (ORR). PURPOSE: 3.1. THE BASELINE GPM PROJECT CONSISTS OF A CONSTELLATION OF SPACECRAFT TO PROVIDE GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT COVERAGE. THE NASA/JAPANESE AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY (JAXA) CORE SPACECRAFT WILL HOST A GPM MICROWAVE IMAGER (GMI) AND DUAL-FREQUENCY PRECIPITATION RADAR (DPR) TO CROSS-CALIBRATE THE ENTIRE CONSTELLATION. THE CORE OBSERVATORY WILL BE LAUNCHED INTO A 65- DEGREE INCLINATION, 400 KM ALTITUDE ORBIT BY A JAXA-PROVIDED HII-A LAUNCH VEHICLE. THE PLANNED LAUNCH READINESS DATE IS FEBRUARY 14, 2013. THE MISSION LIFE IS THREE YEARS WITH SUFFICIENT PROPELLANT TO ACHIEVE A GOAL OF FIVE YEARS OPERATIONS. FULL MISSION SUCCESS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AFTER BASELINE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. THE GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) MANAGES THE PROJECT INCLUDING THE IN-HOUSE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CORE SPACECRAFT. THE GMI IS BEING DEVELOPED UNDER A COST-TYPE CONTRACT WITH BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (BATC). THE KA-BAND AND KU-BAND DPR ARE BEING DEVELOPED BY JAXA AS AN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP DOCUMENTED IN A NASA/JAXA MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU). THIS MOU INCLUDES A CONTRIBUTION OF THE GPM LAUNCH SERVICES ON AN HII-A LAUNCH VEHICLE.