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POES Satellites Decomissioned

Please be advised that NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 have been decommissioned. NOAA-15 was decommissioned on August 19, 2025 at 20:37 UTC and NOAA-19 was decommissioned on August 13, 2025 at 16:55 UTC. For additional details, please click here.

POES Performance Status

Welcome to the Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) spacecraft status page. This site provides up to date status information on each spacecraft and its various subsystems.

Below are the color designations for each satellite status:

Meaning
Operational
Operational with Limitation
Operational with Degradation
Non-Operational
Functional (Off)
Status
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
Blue
Spacecraft Operational Status Status
NOAA-11, -12, -14, -15, -16, -17, -18, -19 Decommissioned RED

Note:  All LTAN values are valid as of January 04, 2024.



NOAA-19 Spacecraft Status Summary

Spacecraft Letter: N-PRIME
Catalog Number: 33591
Operational Date: 6/2/2009
International Designation: 2009-005-A
Launch Date: 02/06/2009
Operational Status: Decommissioned
GAC: Yes
HRPT: Yes STX-1/LSB 1698.0 MHz
LAC: No
APT: Yes VTX-1 137.1 MHz
LTAN: 21:46
Inclination Angle: 98.70 deg
Altitude: 870 km
Precession Rate: 0.77 (min/month)
Period: 102.14 (minutes)

Note: NOAA-19 was decommissioned on Aug 13, 2025 at 18:55 UTC after a cell failure on Battery 1A.

Spacecraft Subsystem Status:

Subsystem Description Status
ADCS Advanced Data Collection System YELLOW
ADACS Attitude Determination and Control System GREEN
AMSU-A1 Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A1 GREEN
AMSU-A2 Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A2 GREEN
APT/LRPT Automatic Picture Transmission / Low Rate Picture Transmission GREEN
AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer GREEN
COMM Communications GREEN
EPS Electrical Power System YELLOW
HIRS High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder ORANGE
MHS Microwave Humidity Sounder YELLOW
SARP Search and Rescue Processor GREEN
SARR Search and Rescue Repeater GREEN
SBUV Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer GREEN *
SEM Space Environment Monitor YELLOW
TCC Telemetry, Command, & Control GREEN
THERM Thermal Control System GREEN

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users


NOAA-15 Spacecraft Status Summary

Spacecraft Letter: K
Catalog Number: 25338
Operational Date: 12/15/1998
International Designation: 1998 030A
Launch Date: 05/13/1998
Operational Status: Decommissioned
GAC: Yes
HRPT: Yes STX-2/MSB 1702.5 MHz
LAC: No
APT: Yes VTX-2 137.62 MHz
LTAN: 19:12
Inclination Angle: 98.50 deg
Altitude: 807 km
Precession Rate: 1.05 (min/month)
Period: 101.1 (minutes)

Note: NOAA-15 was decommissioned as planned on Aug 19, 2025 at 20:37 UTC.

Spacecraft Subsystem Status:

Subsystem Description Status
ADACS Attitude Determination and Control System ORANGE
AMSU-A1 Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A1 YELLOW
AMSU-A2 Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A2 GREEN
AMSU-B Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -B RED
APT/LRPT Automatic Picture Transmission / Low Rate Picture Transmission GREEN
AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer YELLOW
COMM Communications System YELLOW
DCS Data Collection System GREEN
EPS Electrical Power System GREEN
HIRS High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder YELLOW
SARP Search and Rescue Processor YELLOW
SARR Search and Rescue Repeater YELLOW
SEM Space Environment Monitor GREEN
TCC Telemetry, Command, & Control GREEN
THERM Thermal Control System YELLOW

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users


NOAA-18 Spacecraft Status Summary

Spacecraft Letter: N
Catalog Number: 28654
Operational Date: 8/30/2005
International Designation: 2005018A
Launch Date: 05/20/2005
Operational Status: Decommissioned
GAC: Yes
HRPT: Yes STX-3/HSB 1707.0 MHz
LAC: No
APT: Yes VTX-2 137.9125 MHz
LTAN: 22:47
Inclination Angle: 98.74 deg
Altitude: 854 km
Precession Rate: 3.52 (min/month)
Period: 102.12 (minutes)

Note: On May 31, 2025 NOAA-18 STX-4 S-Band XMTR power reduction resulted in degraded imagery and data drop outs. On June 6, 2025 at 17:40 UTC, NOAA-18 was Decommissioned.

Spacecraft Subsystem Status:

Subsystem Description Status
ADACS Attitude Determination and Control System YELLOW
AMSU-A1 Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A1 GREEN **
AMSU-A2 Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A2 GREEN
APT/LRPT Automatic Picture Transmission / Low Rate Picture Transmission GREEN
AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer GREEN
COMM Communications YELLOW
DCS Data Collection System GREEN
EPS Electrical Power System GREEN
HIRS High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder RED
MHS Microwave Humidity Sounder RED
SARP Search and Rescue Processor GREEN
SARR Search and Rescue Repeater GREEN
SBUV Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer RED
SEM Space Environment Monitor YELLOW
TCC Telemetry, Command & Control GREEN
THERM Thermal Control System GREEN

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users


Last Updated: August 19, 2025