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UPDATE August 13 2025 NOAA 19 was decommissioned early as a result of a battery failure that occurred on August 9, 2025. This battery failure jeopardizes the ability to ensure safe operations of the spacecraft. Based on NOAA’s requirement to responsibly manage on-orbit assets, NOAA-19 was passivated on August 13, 2025 Rev 85130 at 1655 … Delve Deeper “NOAA 15 and 19 Decommisioning” »
UPDATE 07-31-2025 End of an Era: Decommissioning the Legacy POES Satellites The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has officially wrapped up End-of-Life (EOL) testing for NOAA-15 and NOAA-19, signaling the imminent decommissioning of these two venerable spacecraft. As the last operational platforms in the enduring NOAA Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) constellation, their retirement marks a significant transition. … Delve Deeper “End Of Life for NOAA 15 and 19?….not so fast…” »
UPDATE 06-06-2025 Multiple stations confirm that NOAA-18 is shut down on APT, S-Band, HRPT transmissions. The NOAA 18 Satellite was fully decommissioned via the shutdown commands at approximately 1740 UTC 06/06/2025 You may need to refresh the page to see the latest updates Deorbiting of the Satellite NOAA-18, like its legacy Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite … Delve Deeper “Decommissioning NOAA-18” »
NOAA’s GOES-19 Satellite Begins Operations as GOES-East, Enhancing Weather and Space Monitoring NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite, the final installment of the advanced GOES-R Series, has officially commenced operations as GOES East. This milestone follows its successful launch on June 25, 2024, and the subsequent thorough testing of its instruments, systems, and data. Positioned 22,236 miles above … Delve Deeper “GOES-19 now GOES-EAST” »
GOES-19 will replace GOES-16 as the operational GOES-East satellite on April 4, 2025. GOES-16 East/West Station Keeping Maneuver and Transition to GOES-19 Data Products Updated 03-17-2025 1400 UTC GOES-16 Transition and Potential Image Artifacts Between March 17th and 31st, GOES-16 will shift its position (drift) from 75.2°W to 75.5°W to accommodate the upcoming GOES-19 satellite. … Delve Deeper “Update – Goes 16 to19 Transition to Operations” »
A New Era of Satellite Data Accessibility: Open Weather APT A Powerful New Tool for Weather Enthusiasts What is Open Weather APT? Open Weather APT is a user-friendly, browser-based decoder designed to unlock the potential of Automatic Picture Transmissions (APT) from NOAA satellites 19, 18, and 15. Developed in collaboration with @prismspecs, @rctngle, and Bill … Delve Deeper “Open Weather APT” »
Revolutionizing Space Weather Forecasting The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has recently shared groundbreaking imagery captured by the Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1), a cutting-edge solar telescope aboard the GOES-19 satellite. This marks a significant milestone in space weather research, as CCOR-1 is the world’s first operational, space-based coronagraph, providing continuous observations of the sun’s outermost … Delve Deeper “NOAA’s CCOR-1: A New Eye on the Sun” »
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A $233 Million Whoops: The Story of the Ill-Fated NOAA N-Prime Satellite We’ve all had those moments at work where a simple mistake snowballs into a bigger problem. But for Lockheed Martin in 2003, a seemingly minor oversight during a routine procedure resulted in a major disaster – and a hefty price tag – involving … Delve Deeper “The Day NOAA-19 Toppled” »
Keeping GOES-R steady: Updated 07/09/2024The GOES-R satellites employ active pointing control systems utilizing onboard gyroscopes and star trackers for real-time determination of their attitude (orientation). This enables precise and continuous adjustments of their scanning mirrors to acquire high-resolution Earth imagery. This information comes from two sensors: Combining these inputs, GOES-R can constantly adjust its mirrors … Delve Deeper “Steady as she GOES” »
