Mission | Launch | EOL | | Instrument(s) |
| 23 Jan 1970 | 18 Jun 1971 | | |
| 11 Dec 1970 | 19 Aug 1971 | | |
| 13 Oct 1972 | 30 Jan 1975 | | |
| 06 Nov 1973 | 31 Aug 1976 | | |
| 17 May 1974 | 01 Jan 1981 | | |
| 15 Nov 1974 | 18 Nov 1978 | | |
| 06 Feb 1975 | 01 Jan 1982 | | |
| 16 Oct 1975 | 07 Mar 1985 | | |
| 29 Jul 1976 | 16 Jul 1979 | | |
| 16 Jun 1977 | 01 Jul 1993 | | |
| 16 Jun 1978 | 01 Jul 1993 | | |
| 13 Oct 1978 | 27 Feb 1981 | | |
| 27 Jun 1979 | 31 Mar 1987 | | |
| 09 Sep 1980 | 22 Nov 1988 | | |
| 22 May 1981 | 18 Jul 1990 | | |
| 23 Jun 1981 | 07 Jun 1986 | | |
| 28 Mar 1983 | 29 Dec 1985 | | |
| 28 Apr 1983 | 01 Jul 1989 | | |
| 18 Nov 1983 | 30 Sep 2002 | | - |
| 12 Dec 1984 | 13 Feb 1998 | | A-DCS3 , Argos , AVHRR/2 , ERBE , HIRS/2 , MSU , NOAA Comms , S&R (NOAA) , SBUV/2 , SEM (POES) , SEM/MEPED , SEM/TED , SSU , TOVS (HIRS/2 + MSU + SSU) |
| 17 Sep 1986 | 30 Aug 2001 | | A-DCS3 , Argos , AVHRR/1 , ERBE , HIRS/2 , MSU , NOAA Comms , S&R (NOAA) , SBUV/2 , SEM (POES) , TOVS (HIRS/2 + MSU + SSU) |
| 26 Feb 1987 | 11 Jan 1996 | | DCIS , DCS (NOAA) , GOES Comms , S&R (GOES) , SEM (POES) , SEM/EPS , SEM/HEPAD , SEM/MAG , SEM/XRS-EUV , VAS , WEFAX |
| 20 Jun 1987 | 01 Oct 2006 | | |
| 01 Feb 1988 | 01 Feb 1991 | | |
| 24 Sep 1988 | 30 Sep 2004 | | |
| 01 Dec 1990 | 01 Dec 1993 | | |
| 14 May 1991 | 31 Dec 2005 | | |
| 28 Nov 1991 | 07 Aug 2000 | | |
| 09 Aug 1993 | 09 Aug 1993 | | A-DCS3 , AVHRR/2 , EHIC , HIRS/2 , MAXIE , MSU , NOAA Comms , S&R (NOAA) , SBUV/2 , SEM (POES) , SSU |
| 13 Apr 1994 | 04 Jan 2003 | | DCIS , DCS (NOAA) , GOES Comms , Imager , S&R (GOES) , SEM (GOES) , SEM/EPS , SEM/HEPAD , SEM/MAG , SEM/XRS-EUV , Sounder , WEFAX |
| 29 Aug 1994 | 30 Sep 2004 | | |
| 30 Dec 1994 | 31 Dec 2005 | | |
| 24 Mar 1995 | 03 Feb 2015 | | |
| 23 May 1995 | 15 Jan 2005 | | DCIS , DCS (NOAA) , GOES Comms , Imager , S&R (GOES) , SEM (GOES) , SEM/EPS , SEM/HEPAD , SEM/MAG , SEM/XRS-EUV , Sounder , WEFAX |
| 04 Apr 1997 | 01 Feb 2020 | | |
| 25 Apr 1997 | 15 Jan 2006 | | |
| 13 May 1998 | 14 Apr 2018 | | |
| 12 Dec 1999 | 07 Jul 2019 | | |
| 03 May 2000 | 14 Dec 2011 | | |
| 21 Sep 2000 | 09 Jun 2014 | | |
| 23 Jul 2001 | 19 Aug 2013 | | |
| 24 Jun 2002 | 10 Apr 2013 | | |
| 14 Dec 2002 | 25 Oct 2003 | | |
| 14 Apr 2006 | 06 May 2020 | | |
| 14 Apr 2006 | 31 Dec 2018 | | |
| 14 Apr 2006 | 05 Jul 2010 | | |
| 14 Apr 2006 | 31 Dec 2018 | | |
| 14 Apr 2006 | 31 Dec 2018 | | |
| 14 Apr 2006 | 06 May 2020 | | |
| 19 Oct 2006 | 15 Nov 2021 | | A-DCS3 , AMSU-A , ASCAT , AVHRR/3 , GOME-2 , GRAS , HIRS/4 , IASI , MHS , S&R (NOAA) , SEM (POES) |
| 20 Jun 2008 | 10 Oct 2019 | | |
| 19 Nov 2013 | 30 Jun 2019 | | |
| 03 Apr 2014 | 11 Feb 2016 | | |