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TeachMeFinance.com - explain POES (Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite) POES (Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite) The term 'POES (Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite)' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' Operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they are designated 'NOAA satellites.' Included in this group are the current series of TIROS-N satellites, the third-generation polar-orbiting environmental spacecraft operated by NOAA'.
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