Polar Operational Environmental Satellite
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The Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) was a series of polar orbiting weather satellites funded by the NOAA and EUMETSAT with the intent of improving the accuracy and detail of weather analysis and forecasting. From 1978 to 2009, a total of 16 POES satellites were launched, with only three that are still operational as of 2022
| Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (1978-2009) |
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|---|---|---|
| Mission | Start | End |
| POES-1 (TIROS-N) | 1978-Oct-13 | 1981-Feb-27 |
| POES-2 (NOAA-6) | 1979-Jun-27 | 1987-Mar-31 |
| POES-3 (NOAA-B) | 1980-May-29 | 1981-May-3 |
| Satellite lost in a launch failure | ||
| POES-4 (NOAA-7) | 1981-Jun-23 | 1986-Jun-30 |
| POES-5 (NOAA-8) | 1983-Mar-28 | 1986-Jan-9 |
| POES-6 (NOAA-9) | 1984-Dec-12 | 1998-Feb-13 |
| POES-7 (NOAA-10) | 1986-Sept-17 | 2001-Aug-30 |
| POES-8 (NOAA-11) | 1988-Sept-24 | 2004-Jun-16 |
| POES-9 (NOAA-12) | 1991-May-14 | 2007-Aug-10 |
| POES-10 (NOAA-13) | 1993-Aug-9 | 1993-Aug-21 |
| Satellite lost in an electrical failure | ||
| POES-11 (NOAA-14) | 1994-Dec-30 | 2007-Feb-23 |
| POES-12 (NOAA-15) | 1981-Jun-23 | (Active) |
| Currently in standby mode since 2019 | ||
| POES-13 (NOAA-16) | 2000-Sept-21 | 2014-Jun-9 |
| POES-14 (NOAA-17) | 2002-Jun-24 | 2013-Apr-10 |
| POES-15 (NOAA-18) | 2005-May-20 | (Active) |
| POES-16 (NOAA-19) | 2009-Feb-6 | (Active) |
Timeline of the POES program, 1978-Present
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