Table 1
Launch, service dates and AVHRR sensor type of the NOAA Satellites

Satellite name	Launch date	Service starts	Service ends	AVHRR
TIROS-N	13 Oct 1978	19 Oct 1978	30 Jan 1980	AVHRR/1
NOAA-6	27 Jun 1979	27 Jun 1979	16 Nov 1986	AVHRR/1
NOAA-7	23 Jun 1981	24 Aug 1981	07 Jun 1986	AVHRR/2
NOAA-8	28 Mar 1983	03 May 1983	31 Oct 1985	AVHRR/1
NOAA-9	12 Dec 1984	25 Feb 1985	11 May 1994	AVHRR/2
NOAA-10	17 Sep 1986	17 Nov 1986	17 Sep 1991	AVHRR/1
NOAA-11	24 Sep 1988	08 Nov 1988	13 Sep 1994	AVHRR/2
NOAA-12	13 May 1991	14 May 1991	15 Dec 1994	AVHRR/2
NOAA-14	30 Dec 1994	30 Dec 1994	23 May 2007	AVHRR/2
NOAA-15	13 May 1998	13 May 1998	Present	AVHRR/3
NOAA-16	21 Sep 2000	21 Sep 2000	09 Jun 2014	AVHRR/3
NOAA-17	24 Jun 2002	24 Jun 2002	10 Apr 2013	AVHRR/3
NOAA-18	20 May 2005	30 Aug 2005	Present	AVHRR/3
NOAA-19	06 Feb 2009	02 Jun 2009	Present	AVHRR/3