April 25, 2025
Name of product or service:
POES SEM-2 data
Type of change:
Suspension of new POES SEM-2 data to users
Description of change:
The NOAA Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) NOAA-15, -18, and -19 are nearing the end of their Extended Life phase. In preparation for the end of life of these satellites, NOAA is discontinuing data collection on June 16, 2025 at 1800 UTC for most instruments. This includes the Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2) suite of instruments and products. After this time no new POES SEM-2 data will be available.
Data access to previously collected POES SEM-2 data will continue to be available via: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/poes-space-environment-monitor.
For additional information and operational updates on the POES satellites, please visit https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/operations/messages.html.
POES SEM-2 will stop gathering new data on 16 June 2025, at 1800UTC.
Point of contact:
ncei.info@noaa.gov
Send comments to:
ncei.info@noaa.gov