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Space Agency: NOAA
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NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Country
United States of America
Website
http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/
Satellite programmes and Satellites
Note: red tag =≥ no longer operational , green tag =≥ operational , blue tag =≥ planned
NOAA
Extended Ocean Vector Winds Mission
(0 - 0)
XOVWM
(TBD - TBD)
TIROS Operational System
(1966 - 1976)
ESSA-1
(1966 - 1967)
ESSA-2
(1966 - 1970)
ESSA-3
(1966 - 1968)
ESSA-4
(1967 - 1968)
ESSA-5
(1967 - 1970)
ESSA-6
(1967 - 1969)
ESSA-7
(1968 - 1970)
ESSA-8
(1968 - 1976)
ESSA-9
(1969 - 1972)
NOAA 3rd generation / Improved TIROS Operational System
(1970 - 1979)
ITOS-1 (TIROS-M)
(1970 - 1971)
NOAA-1
(1970 - 1971)
NOAA-2
(1972 - 1975)
NOAA-3
(1973 - 1976)
NOAA-4
(1974 - 1978)
NOAA-5
(1976 - 1979)
Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
(1974 - 1982)
SMS-1
(1974 - 1981)
SMS-2
(1975 - 1982)
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 1st generation
(1975 - 1996)
GOES-1
(1975 - 1985)
GOES-2
(1977 - 1993)
GOES-3
(1978 - 1993)
GOES-4
(1980 - 1988)
GOES-5
(1981 - 1990)
GOES-6
(1983 - 1989)
GOES-7
(1987 - 1996)
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program - Block 5D-1
(1976 - 1980)
DMSP-F01
(1976 - 1979)
DMSP-F02
(1977 - 1978)
DMSP-F03
(1978 - 1979)
DMSP-F04
(1979 - 1980)
DMSP-F05
(1980 - 1980)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 4th generation
(1978 - 1987)
NOAA-6
(1979 - 1987)
NOAA-7
(1981 - 1986)
TIROS-N
(1978 - 1981)
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program - Block 5D-2
(1982 - 2020)
DMSP-F06
(1982 - 1997)
DMSP-F07
(1983 - 1988)
DMSP-F08
(1987 - 2006)
DMSP-F09
(1988 - 1994)
DMSP-F10
(1990 - 1997)
DMSP-F11
(1991 - 2000)
DMSP-F12
(1994 - 2008)
DMSP-F13
(1995 - 2015)
DMSP-F14
(1997 - 2020)
NOAA 4th generation / Polar Operational Environmental Satellites
(1983 - 2007)
NOAA-8
(1983 - 1985)
NOAA-9
(1984 - 1998)
NOAA-10
(1986 - 2001)
NOAA-11
(1988 - 2004)
NOAA-12
(1991 - 2007)
NOAA-13
(1993 - 1993)
NOAA-14
(1994 - 2007)
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 2nd generation
(1994 - 2027)
GOES-8
(1994 - 2004)
GOES-9
(1995 - 2003)
GOES-10
(1997 - 2006)
GOES-11
(2000 - 2011)
GOES-12
(2001 - 2010)
GOES-13
(2006 - 2019)
GOES-14
(2009 - 2027)
GOES-15
(2010 - 2023)
GOES-9 (GMS backup)
(2003 - 2006)
GOES-10 (S-America)
(2006 - 2009)
GOES-12 (S-America)
(2010 - 2013)
NOAA 5th generation / Polar Operational Environmental Satellites
(1998 - 2025)
NOAA-15
(1998 - 2025-09)
NOAA-16
(2000 - 2014)
NOAA-17
(2002 - 2013)
NOAA-18
(2005 - 2025-09)
NOAA-19
(2009 - 2025-09)
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program - Block 5D-3
(1999 - 2025)
DMSP-F15
(1999 - 2020)
DMSP-F16
(2003 - 2023)
DMSP-F17
(2006 - 2025)
DMSP-F18
(2009 - 2025)
DMSP-F19
(2014 - 2016)
Joint Altimetry Satellite Oceanography Network
(2001 - 2027)
JASON-1
(2001 - 2013)
JASON-2
(2008 - 2019)
JASON-3
(2016 - 2027)
Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere & Climate
(2006 - 2029)
COSMIC-1
(2006 - 2020)
COSMIC-2
(2019 - 2026)
TRITON
(2023 - 2029)
Joint Polar Satellite System
(2011 - 2039)
NOAA-20
(2017 - 2027)
NOAA-21
(2022 - 2030)
SNPP
(2011 - 2028)
JPSS-3
(2032-12 - 2039)
JPSS-4
(2027-12 - 2034)
Deep Space Climate Observatory
(2015 - 2026)
DSCOVR
(2015 - 2026)
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 3rd generation
(2016 - 2033)
GOES-16
(2016 - 2032)
GOES-17
(2018 - 2029)
GOES-18
(2022 - 2033)
GOES-19
(2024 - 2033)
Sentinel-6
(2020 - 2036)
Sentinel-6A
(2020 - 2027)
Sentinel-6B
(2026 - 2033)
Sentinel-6C
(2030 - 2036)
Argos Data Collection System
(2022 - 2027)
Argos-4 (GAzelle)
(2022 - 2027)
Space Weather Follow-On
(2025 - 2038)
SWFO-L1
(2025 - 2030)
SWN-L1 A
(2029 - 2033)
SWN-L1 B
(2032 - 2038)
Near Earth Orbit Network
(2026 - 2029)
QuickSounder
(2026-04 - 2029)
Geostationary Extended Observations
(2032 - 2050)
GeoXO East
(2032 - 2047)
GeoXO West
(2035 - 2050)
GeoXO Central
(2035 - 2050)