The COSMO-SkyMed Experience Overview Maria Libera Battagliere On behalf of Alessandro COLETTA ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY Workshop ESRIN October, Models for Scientific Exploitation of EO Data

FIRST CONSTELLATION SATELLITES LAUNCH DATES 9 DEC COSMO-2 The constellation was completed at the end of 2010 and became fully operational in April JUN COSMO-1 25 OCT COSMO-3 5 NOV COSMO-4

COSMO-1 90° COSMO ° COSMO-3 90° COSMO-4 COSMO ° COSMO ° COSMO-3 COSMO ° COSMO-2 180° TANDEM-LIKE OPERATIONAL CONFIGURATION  ORBITAL PERIOD ~ 97 m  4 SAR SATELLITES CONSTELLATION  HEIGHT Km  ORBIT SSO  INCLINATION 97.8°  SENSOR X-BAND SAR (9.6 GHz)  BANDWIDTH 400 MHz FIRST CONSTELLATION DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY

ROSCOSMOS-ASI MEETING 5-6 FEB 2012 PRODUCTS IMAGING CAPABILITY 450 IMAGES/DAY EACH SAR SATELLITE CAN ACQUIRE UP TO EACH SAR SATELLITE CAN ACQUIRE UP TO CURRENTLY THE DATA VOLUME IS 475 ACQUISITIONS/DAY AT THE C-UGS. CURRENTLY THE DATA VOLUME IS 475 ACQUISITIONS/DAY AT THE C-UGS IMAGES / DAY REVISIT TIME 4 SATELLITES MAX < 12h (worst case)  Worldwide global coverage  All weather night/day acquisitions  Fast response  Fast large/long area mapping  Accurate information frequently updated  Interferometric revisit (1 day)  Motion tracking Any future needs can be satisfied upgrading both data archives and processing chains as required by the Users needs.

ROSCOSMOS-ASI MEETING 5-6 FEB 2012 SCANSAR WIDE 100 Km X 100 Km 30 m Resol. 100 Km X 100 Km 30 m Resol. SCANSAR HUGE 200 Km X 200 Km 100 m Resol. 200 Km X 200 Km 100 m Resol. STRIPMAP – PING PONG 30 Km X 30 Km 15 m Resol. 30 Km X 30 Km 15 m Resol. STRIPMAP - HIMAGE 40 Km X 40 Km 3 m Resol. 40 Km X 40 Km 3 m Resol. SPOTLIGHT 10 Km X 10 Km 1 m Resol. 10 Km X 10 Km 1 m Resol. WIDE FIELD NARROW FIELD MULTI-MODE ACQUISITION CAPABILITY

ROSCOSMOS-ASI MEETING 5-6 FEB 2012 KIRUNA (SWEDEN) S/X BAND ITALY S/X BAND GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED GROUND SEGMENT GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED GROUND SEGMENT D-MAPS C-MAPS CORDOBA (ARG.) S/X BAND FUCINO SPACE CENTER Telespazio FUCINO SPACE CENTER Telespazio S-BAND X-BAND ASI SPACE GEODESY CENTER (MATERA) X-BAND

COSMO-SkyMed SECOND GENERATION (CSG) COSMO-SkyMed SECOND GENERATION (CSG)

CSG will provide operational continuity until The first CSG satellite launch is planned in mid OPERATIONAL SATELLITES 2011…2007 COSMO-SkyMed 2nd GENERATION 2015 Launch of COSMO-SkyMed 1 >2023 COSMO-SkyMed 4 operative DEPLOYMENT SCENARIO AND PROSPECTIVE

MAIN IMPROVEMENTS (1/2) Spatial resolution Up to 2 times better than COSMO-SkyMed(*) Full polarimetric capability DUAL-pol currently available in Ping-Pong on COSMO-SkyMed (*) For specific acquisition modes Improved operational profiles  CSK = 450 products/day/satellite  CSG = 520 ca. products/day/satellite (equivalent to 1000 ca. CSK products) Improved planning concept and processing capabilities

COSMO-SkyMed EXPLOITATION OVERVIEW COSMO-SkyMed EXPLOITATION OVERVIEW

TWO MACRO-CLASSES INSTITUTIONAL USERS COMMERCIAL USERS ALL THE OTHERS ACCESSING THE SYSTEM INSTITUTIONAL USERS NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY ASI THEMATIC PROJECTS (PILOT PROJECTS) INTERFEROMETRIC MISSION BACKGROUND MISSION INSTITUTIONAL REQUEST “ON DEMAND” INSTITUTIONAL USERS NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY ASI THEMATIC PROJECTS (PILOT PROJECTS) INTERFEROMETRIC MISSION BACKGROUND MISSION INSTITUTIONAL REQUEST “ON DEMAND”

ASI supports the INSTITUTIONAL (incl. SCIENTIFIC) data exploitation INSTITUTIONAL USERS e-GEOS supports the COMMERCIAL data exploitation COMMERCIAL USERS ACCESSING THE SYSTEM IF REQUESTED

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONS AND NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS In 2009 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between ASI and JAXA concerning the feasibility study and joint research activity for mutual cooperation in the satellite disaster monitoring. ORFEO System: Optical and Radar Federated Earth Observation. In 2001 an intergovernmental agreement was signed during the Turin meeting. ORFEO is an Earth observation Dual space system, composed by an optical component, Pleiades and a radar component, COSMO-SkyMed. SIASGE: Sistema Italo-Argentino di Satelliti per la gestione delle Emergenze/Italian-Argentinian satellite system for emergency management). In 2000, ASI signed a cooperative agreement with CONAE, Argentina’s Space Agency. The system is composed by the Italian COSMO-SkyMed Constellation and two Argentinian satellites with radar in L-Band. National Department of Civilian Protection: emergency management, analysis of the land stability, etc.

ROSCOSMOS-ASI MEETING 5-6 FEB 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY In May 2007, the Italian Space Agency issued an Announcement of Opportunity in order to promote the COSMO-SkyMed data exploitation. AO identified four main objectives:  SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF EARTH OBSERVATION  DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF GEOPHYSICAL PRODUCTS  DEMONSTRATION OF APPLICATIONS CONSIDERED RELEVANT WITHIN THE GMES (Global Environment Monitoring and Securety) and GEO (Group of Earth Observation)  NEW IDEAS FOR THE USE OF THE CONSTELLATION KICK-OFF Feb 2010 KICK-OFF Feb 2010

AO Projects: About 170 Selected Projects 27 Italian Projects funded by ASI > 40 Nations ~ 600 Scientists About 170 Selected Projects 27 Italian Projects funded by ASI > 40 Nations ~ 600 Scientists Main Topics: Forestry Hydrology Topographic mapping Water pollution Volcanology Floods Fires Coastal Processes Seismology Landslides Agriculture Ocean and Ice AO Projects Geo Distribution: All over the world with about 50% in Europe

Announcement of Opportunity: global trend KICK-OFF Feb 2010 End of Projects August 2012

Meeting ASI – Comunità Nazionale OSSERVAZIONE DELLA TERRA - ROMA 10 Feb 2010 ASI PILOT PROJECTS (1/2) using COSMO-SkyMed data ASI PILOT PROJECTS (1/2) using COSMO-SkyMed data Floods Oil Spill Landslide s Fires MORFEO Monitoring of Landslide Hazard with EO ata and Techniques MORFEO Monitoring of Landslide Hazard with EO ata and Techniques PRIMI Pilot Project for Hydrocarbon Sea Pollution PRIMI Pilot Project for Hydrocarbon Sea Pollution OPERA Civilian Protection against Floods OPERA Civilian Protection against Floods SIGRI Integrated System for Fires Hazard Management SIGRI Integrated System for Fires Hazard Management Volcanoe s SRV Volcanic Risk System SRV Volcanic Risk System

Meeting ASI – Comunità Nazionale OSSERVAZIONE DELLA TERRA - ROMA 10 Feb 2010 Seismic Risk SISMA Seismic Information System for Monitoring and Alert SISMA Seismic Information System for Monitoring and Alert SIGRIS Space Observation System for Seismic Risk Management SIGRIS Space Observation System for Seismic Risk Management SAR X+L Products SIASGE XL Exploitation of SIASGE ASI-CONAE MISSION – S/W prototype development for products generation SIASGE XL Exploitation of SIASGE ASI-CONAE MISSION – S/W prototype development for products generation ASI PILOT PROJECTS (2/2) using COSMO-SkyMed data ASI PILOT PROJECTS (2/2) using COSMO-SkyMed data Environm entmonito ring QUITSAT Air Quality/Environment Monitoring QUITSAT Air Quality/Environment Monitoring Now- casting PROSA Precipitation evaluation by integration of Meteo-models, Satellite and Ground-based Data PROSA Precipitation evaluation by integration of Meteo-models, Satellite and Ground-based Data

ROSCOSMOS-ASI MEETING 5-6 FEB 2012 MAPPING: ITALY STRIPMAP MOSAIC USE OF 4 SATELLITES 16 DAYS PASSAGES (INTERFEROMETRIC ACQUIS.) ASC./DESC. PASSAGES USE OF 4 SATELLITES 16 DAYS PASSAGES (INTERFEROMETRIC ACQUIS.) ASC./DESC. PASSAGES

ROSCOSMOS-ASI MEETING 5-6 FEB 2012 COSMO-SkyMed BACKGROUND MISSION  Create an archive of images for interferometric applications  Maximize the system exploitation during the operation lifetime of the constellation Started in May 2011 Some of the main targets of the COSMO- SkyMed Background Mission: TipologyFrequency of observation Number of Sites Cities (population > units) 4/16 days748 Extended cities (> units) From 1/16 days to 4/16 days 222 UNESCO sites4/16 days96 Volcanores4/16 days74 Infrastructures4/16 days2 Oil & Gas mining 4/16 days6

21 Sharing of exploitation results  2 National Workshops organized by ASI (Matera in February-2011 and Roma in March 2012) dedicated to AO results.  About 100 publications considering papers and presentations at workshop/congress and technical notes/publications on specilized Earth Observations Journals. Luigi DINI

Lessons learned PROBLEMS Excessive duration of the AO initial phase (preliminary investigation/inquiry). Impossibility to apply after the closure of the call for proposals Acquisition conflicts SUGGESTIONS An open call for Announcement of Opportunity Selection of different test sites to make an easier acquisition planning (conflicts reduction) Requests harmonization trhought subscription mechanism Maximize the archive data exploitation

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