Update #4: Based on NOAA’s requirement to responsibly manage on-orbit assets, NOAA will commence with decommissioning activities immediately for NOAA-18. The exact date/time of decommission is not yet determined, and is pending completion of pre-decommission processes. Users are advised to discontinue use of all NOAA-18 science products immediately.
Update #3: This is the 2 week reminder for suspension of POES data to Users after June 16, 2025. Please also note that on May 31, 2025, the NOAA-18 STX-4 S-band downlink transmitter experienced an anomaly that resulted in considerable imagery degradation and data drop outs. Users are advised to discontinue use of all NOAA-18 science products immediately.
Update #2: This is the 30 day reminder for Suspension of POES data to Users after June 16, 2025.
Update #1: Correction to subject line. Issued date is April 25, 2025
Topic: Suspension of POES data to Users after June 16, 2025
Date/Time Issued: June 3, 2025 2052 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: All POES data products
Date/Time of Initial Impact: June 16, 2025 18:00 UTC
Date/Time of Expected End: NA
Length of Outage: See Details.
Details/Specifics of Change: NOAA will end delivery of all data from the POES constellation (NOAA-15 and NOAA-19) on June 16, 2025 at 18:00 UTC.
AMSU-A1/A2/B - data will no longer be available after Jun 16, 2025 after 1800 UTC
APT/LRPT - service will be left enabled, but do not use this service for operational use
HRPT - service will be left enabled for diagnostic flight use only (no operational use)
AVHRR - data will no longer be available after Jun 16, 2025 after 1800 UTC
DCS/ADCS (Argos) - service will be left enabled as best effort only
HIRS - data will no longer be available after Jun 16, 2025 after 1800 UTC
SARR (SARSAT) - service will be left enabled as best effort only
SEM - data will no longer be available after Jun 16, 2025 after 1800 UTC
MHS - data will no longer be available after Jun 16, 2025 after 1800 UTC
SBUV - data will no longer be available after Jun 16, 2025 after 1800 UTC
In the interim, all users should make plans to discontinue use of POES data from NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 as these data and services will no longer be made available after Jun 16, 2025 1800 UTC.
Please also note the NOAA-18 STX-4 S-band downlink transmitter (dropped from 7 Watts down to 0.8 Watts), that surfaced over the weekend (May 31), and is resulting in considerable imagery degradation. Users are advised to discontinue use of all NOAA-18 products immediately.
Further updates regarding POES will be provided as the June 16, 2025 date approaches.
Contact Information for Further Information: Please email User Services at spsd.userservices@noaa.gov
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