diff --git a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.satellite/src/com/raytheon/edex/plugin/satellite/dao/SatelliteDao.java b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.satellite/src/com/raytheon/edex/plugin/satellite/dao/SatelliteDao.java
index 58171d8b87..2eb9ab48bd 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.satellite/src/com/raytheon/edex/plugin/satellite/dao/SatelliteDao.java
+++ b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.satellite/src/com/raytheon/edex/plugin/satellite/dao/SatelliteDao.java
@@ -159,21 +159,29 @@ public class SatelliteDao extends PluginDao {
             // set the number of levels in the 'parent' satellite data.
             // Subtract one for the base level data.
             satRecord.setInterpolationLevels(levels - 1);
+
+            // How many interpolation levels do we need for this data? Includes
+            // the base level!
+            // Subtract one for the base level data.
+            int downScaleLevels = downScaler.getNumberOfDownscaleLevels() - 1;
+            // set the number of downscale levels in the satellite metadata.
+            satRecord.setInterpolationLevels(downScaleLevels);
             if (DataStoreFactory.isInterpolated(levels)) {
-                for (int downscaleLevel = 1; downscaleLevel <= levels; downscaleLevel++) {
+                for (int level = 0; level < downScaleLevels; level++) {
+                    int downScaleLevel = level + 1;
                     Rectangle size = downScaler
-                            .getDownscaleSize(downscaleLevel);
+                            .getDownscaleSize(downScaleLevel);
 
                     AbstractDataWrapper dest = getDestination(storageRecord,
                             size);
                     dest.setFillValue(fillValue);
                     try {
                         // Downscale from previous level
-                        downScaler.downscale(downscaleLevel - 1,
-                                downscaleLevel, dataSource, dest);
+                        downScaler.downscale(downScaleLevel - 1,
+                                downScaleLevel, dataSource, dest);
 
                         IDataRecord dr = createDataRecord(satRecord, dest,
-                                downscaleLevel, size);
+                                downScaleLevel, size);
                         // Set the attributes and properties from the parent
                         // data.
                         dr.setDataAttributes(attributes);
diff --git a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.satellite/utility/edex_static/base/distribution/satellite.xml b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.satellite/utility/edex_static/base/distribution/satellite.xml
index 337f5baa0a..388fb15ed6 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.satellite/utility/edex_static/base/distribution/satellite.xml
+++ b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.satellite/utility/edex_static/base/distribution/satellite.xml
@@ -19,5 +19,16 @@
         further_licensing_information.
     -->
 <requestPatterns xmlns:ns2="group">
-    <regex>TI.... ....</regex>
+    <!-- 
+    This pattern excludes the current "prototype" WMO headers for future GOES-R data.
+    Point of contact
+    Brian M. Rapp
+    Communications Software Team Lead
+    Raytheon AWIPS Team
+    
+    Brian.Rapp@noaa.gov
+    Office: (301) 495-2221
+    Cell: (301) 787-9925
+     -->
+    <regex>TI[^RS]... ....</regex>
 </requestPatterns>
diff --git a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.satellite/src/com/raytheon/uf/common/dataplugin/satellite/SatelliteRecord.java b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.satellite/src/com/raytheon/uf/common/dataplugin/satellite/SatelliteRecord.java
index f8fbc6cce9..2adc7c52fe 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.satellite/src/com/raytheon/uf/common/dataplugin/satellite/SatelliteRecord.java
+++ b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.satellite/src/com/raytheon/uf/common/dataplugin/satellite/SatelliteRecord.java
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ import com.raytheon.uf.common.serialization.annotations.DynamicSerializeElement;
  *                                      getPersistenceTime() from new IPersistable
  * 20071129            472  jkorman     Added IDecoderGettable interface.
  * 20081106           1515  jkorman     Changed units length from 16 to 26
+ * - AWIPS2 Baseline Repository --------
+ * 07/30/2012    798        jkorman     Support for common satellite data. 
  * </pre>
  * 
  * @author bphillip
@@ -70,13 +72,26 @@ public class SatelliteRecord extends ServerSpecificPersistablePluginDataObject
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
+    /**
+     * The default dataset name to use for persisted satellite data.
+     */
     public static final String SAT_DATASET_NAME = DataStoreFactory.DEF_DATASET_NAME;
     
-    public static final String SAT_FILL_VALUE = "FILL_VALUE";
+    /**
+     * The attribute name for a value that will be used to "fill" undefined
+     * data.
+     */
+    public static final String SAT_FILL_VALUE = "_FillValue";
 
-    public static final String SAT_ADD_OFFSET = "ADD_OFFSET";
+    /**
+     * The attribute name for the data additive offset value.
+     */
+    public static final String SAT_ADD_OFFSET = "add_offset";
 
-    public static final String SAT_SCALE_FACTOR = "SCALE_FACTOR";
+    /**
+     * The attribute name for the data scale factor value..
+     */
+    public static final String SAT_SCALE_FACTOR = "scale_factor";
 
     /**
      * The source of the data - NESDIS