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NOAA POES / JPSS

NOAA · United States

Median orbit
826 km · 98.8°
Active
3
Inactive
0
Decayed
0
On orbit
22
Total launched
22
Launches
22
Launched 30 d
0
Launched 365 d
0
First launch
11 Dec 1970
Last launch
10 Nov 2022
Activity scorederived
0.0
launch cadence index
Snapshot
11 Sept 2026 23:19 UTC

Deployment

Deployment timeline

Cumulative satellites launched

Cumulative satellites launched by month05101520251970197619841993200220172022

Launched per month

Satellites launched per month00.20.40.60.811970-121976-071984-121993-082002-062017-112022-11

Orbits

Orbital shells

Perigee altitude · satellites per 25 km

Perigee altitude histogram02468800 km900 km1K km1.1K km1.2K km1.3K km1.4K km1.5K km

Inclination · satellites per 5°

Inclination histogram05101598°99°100°101°102°103°

Largest shells (perigee × inclination)

Shell table unavailable

Shells bucket current elements to 20 km × 1°. Orbit classes are derived.

Launches

Launch history · 22 launches

LaunchDateSiteSatellitesActive
2022-15010 Nov 2022Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California11
2017-07318 Nov 2017Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California11
2011-06128 Oct 2011Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California11
2009-00506 Feb 2009Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
2005-01820 May 2005Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
2002-03224 Jun 2002Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
2000-05521 Sept 2000Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1998-03013 May 1998Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1994-08930 Dec 1994Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1993-05009 Aug 1993Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1991-03214 May 1991Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1988-08924 Sept 1988Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1986-07317 Sept 1986Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1984-12312 Dec 1984Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1983-02228 Mar 1983Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1981-05923 Jun 1981Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1979-05727 Jun 1979Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1976-07729 Jul 1976Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1974-08915 Nov 1974Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1973-08606 Nov 1973Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1972-08215 Oct 1972Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
1970-10611 Dec 1970Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10

Fleet

Recent satellites

All satellites in this constellation →
SatelliteNORADStatusLaunchedPerigeeApogeeIncl.
NOAA 21 (JPSS-2)54234Active10 Nov 2022826 km828 km98.71°
NOAA 20 (JPSS-1)43013Active18 Nov 2017826 km828 km98.78°
SUOMI NPP37849Active28 Oct 2011825 km829 km98.80°
NOAA 1933591Unknown06 Feb 2009837 km858 km98.95°
NOAA 1828654Unknown20 May 2005837 km856 km98.81°
NOAA 1727453Unknown24 Jun 2002795 km813 km98.88°
NOAA 1626536Unknown21 Sept 2000838 km854 km98.46°
NOAA 1525338Unknown13 May 1998793 km809 km98.51°
NOAA 1423455Unknown30 Dec 1994837 km850 km98.52°
NOAA 1322739Unknown09 Aug 1993841 km853 km98.71°
NOAA 1221263Unknown14 May 1991792 km813 km98.63°
NOAA 1119531Unknown24 Sept 1988831 km848 km98.63°

Timeline

Events

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