NOAA owns or operates a total of 15 satellites.
NOAA owns eight satellites, which include:
- Four geostationary (GOES-16, -17, -18, and -19),
- Two polar-orbiting polar-orbiting (NOAA -20, and -21), and
- Two deep space satellite (SOLAR-1, DSCOVR).
NOAA operates seven satellites on behalf of joint-partnerships:
- Suomi NPP (NOAA/NASA),
- Jason-3 (NASA, CNES, EUMESTAT, NOAA),
- Three Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites (F-16, F-17, F-18), and
- EWS-G2 and EWS-G3 (U.S. Space Force).
NOAA also receives, utilizes, stewards, or distributes data from two satellites:
Our Satellites
Satellite Operations
The Office of Common Services (OCS) oversees the development and sustainment of all NESDIS satellite ground systems. These ground systems are vital in order to get information obtained from space to the users who need it on the ground everyday.
The Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) is responsible for maintaining the comprehensive scheduling and data information for both Geostationary and Polar orbiting satellites, and provides imagery and products derived from the data these satellites collect. These include, near-real time imagery of current or developing cyclones, satellite imagery depicting various sectors of the United States, and an array of other atmospheric data products.
