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:
| Status Color | Green | Yellow | Orange | Red | Blue | Blank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Operational (or capable of) | Operational with limitations (or Standby) |
Operational with Degraded Performance | Not Operational | Functional, Turned Off |
No Status Reported |
| Spacecraft | Operational Status | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NOAA-11, -12, -14, -16, -17 | Decommissioned | RED |
| NOAA-15 | AM Secondary | GREEN |
| NOAA-18 | PM Secondary | GREEN |
| NOAA-19 | PM Prime Services Mission | GREEN |
NOTE: All LTAN values are valid as of September 20, 2023.
NOAA-15 Spacecraft Status Summary
Spacecraft Letter: K
Catalog Number: 25338
Operational Date: 12/15/1998
GAC: Yes
LAC: No
LTAN: 19:27:20
Altitude: 807km
Period: 101.1 (minutes)
International Designation: 1998 030A
Launch Date: 05/13/1998
Operational Status: AM Secondary
HRPT: Yes STX-2/MSB 1702.5 MHz
APT: Yes VTX-2 137.62 MHz
Inclination Angle: 98.50 deg
Precession Rate: 1.05 (min/month)
Note: On Sep 15, 2018 (18/258) at 0353 UTC, the NOAA-15 AVHRR 3A/3B switching was activated to support snow and ice detection over the Alaska region and will remain in that mode until May 14, 2019 (19/134).
Subsystem Status
| Subsystem | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ADACS | Attitude Determination and Control System | Green |
| ADCS | Advanced Data Collection System | |
| 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 |
| CCS | Command and Control System | Green |
| COMM | Communications System | Yellow |
| DCS | Data Collection System | Green |
| EPS | Electrical Power System | Green |
| HIRS | High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder | Yellow |
| MHS | Microwave Humidity Sounder | |
| SAR | Search and Rescue | Yellow |
| SARP | Search and Rescue Processor | Yellow |
| SARR | Search and Rescue Repeater | Yellow |
| SBVU | Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet | |
| SEM | Space Environment Monitor | Green |
| TCC | Telemetry, Command, & Control | Green |
| THERM | Thermal Control System | Yellow |
NOAA-18 Spacecraft Status Summary
Spacecraft Letter: N
Catalog Number: 28654
Operational Date: 8/30/2005
GAC: Yes
LAC: No
LTAN: 22:32:32
Altitude: 854km
Period: 102.12 (minutes)
International Designation: 2005018A
Launch Date: 05/20/2005
Operational Status: PM Secondary
HRPT: Yes STX-3/HSB 1707.0 MHz
APT: Yes VTX-2 137.9125 MHz
Inclination Angle: 98.74 deg
Precession Rate: 3.52 (min/month)
Note: All NOAA-18 MIMU laser gyros have failed; operating RGYRO GYE mode since August 9, 2017 (17/229). Estimated yaw errors ± 0.5 degrees. AVHRR imagery at scan edges will show geolocation errors but usable.
Subsystem Status
| Subsystem | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ADACS | Attitude Determination and Control System | Yellow |
| ADCS | Advanced Data Collection System | |
| AMSU-A1 | Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A1 | Green |
| AMSU-A2 | Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A2 | Green |
| AMSU-B | Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -B | |
| APT/LRPT | Automatic Picture Transmission / Low Rate Picture Transmission | Green |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer | Yellow |
| COMM | Communications | Green |
| DCS | Data Collection System | Green |
| EPS | Electrical Power System | Green |
| HIRS | High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder | Red |
| MHS | Microwave Humidity Sounder | Red |
| SAR | Search and Rescue | Green |
| 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 |
NOAA-19 Spacecraft Status Summary
Spacecraft Letter: N-PRIME
Catalog Number: 33591
Operational Date: 6/2/2009
GAC: Yes
LAC: No
LTAN: 20:45:12
Altitude: 870km
Period: 102.14 (minutes)
International Designation: 2009-005-A
Launch Date: 02/06/2009
Operational Status: PM Prime Services Mission
HRPT: Yes STX-1/LSB 1698.0 MHz
APT: Yes VTX-1 137.1 MHz
Inclination Angle: 98.70 deg
Precession Rate: 0.77 (min/month)
Note: On 1 May 2014 SNPP becomes the NOAA Prime Polar Orbiter PM s/c and NOAA-19 becomes the Prime NOAA Services Mission PM s/c. GAC/L1B/LAC/HRPT data services from NOAA-19 will remain at existing levels.
Subsystem Status
| Subsystem | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A-DCS | 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 |
| AMSU-B | Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -B | |
| APT/LRPT | Automatic Picture Transmission / Low Rate Picture Transmission | Green |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer | Green |
| COMM | Communications | Green |
| EPS | Electrical Power System | Green |
| HIRS | High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder | |
| MHS | Microwave Humidity Sounder | Yellow |
| SAR | Search and Rescue | Green |
| 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 |