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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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