List of GOES satellites

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SMS-derived GOES satellite

This is a list of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites. GOES spacecraft are operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with NASA responsible for research and development, and later procurement of spacecraft.

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Satellites

DesignationLaunch Date/Time (UTC)RocketLaunch SiteLongitudeFirst ImageStatusRetirementRemarks
LaunchOperational

SMS-derived satellites

Manufactured by Ford Aerospace

GOES-A GOES-1 16 October 1975, 22:40 Delta 2914 CCAFS LC-17A 25 October 1975Retired7 March 1985 [1]
GOES-B GOES-2 15 June 1977, 10:51 Delta 2914 CCAFS LC-17B 60° WRetired1993 [2] Reactivated as comsat in 1995, [2] finally deactivated in May 2001
GOES-C GOES-3 16 June 1978, 10:49 Delta 2914 CCAFS LC-17B Retired1993 [3] Reactivated as comsat in 1995, [3] decommissioned 29 June 2016

First generation

Built on a Hughes Space and Communications HS-371 spacecraft bus

GOES-D GOES-4 9 September 1980, 22:57 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 135° WRetired22 November 1988 [4]
GOES-E GOES-5 22 May 1981, 22:29 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 75° WRetired18 July 1990 [5]
GOES-F GOES-6 28 April 1983, 22:26 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 136° W [6] Retired21 January 1989 [6]
GOES-G N/A3 May 1986, 22:18 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 135° W (planned)N/AFailed+71 secondsLaunch failure [7]
GOES-H GOES-7 26 February 1987, 23:05 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 75° W, 98° W, 112° W, 135° W, 95° W, 175° WRetiredJanuary 1996 [8] Reactivated as comsat for Peacesat from 1999-2012, moved to graveyard orbit 12 April 2012. [9]

Second generation

Built on a Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 spacecraft bus

GOES-I GOES-8 13 April 1994, 06:04 Atlas I CCAFS LC-36B 75° W9 May 1994Retired4 May 2004 [10] In graveyard orbit
GOES-J GOES-9 23 May 1995, 05:52 Atlas I CCAFS LC-36B 135° W, 155° E19 June 1995Retired14 June 2007 [11] In graveyard orbit
GOES-K GOES-10 25 April 1997, 05:49 Atlas I CCAFS LC-36B 135° W, 65° W13 May 1997Retired1 December 2009 [12] In graveyard orbit
GOES-L GOES-11 3 May 2000, 07:07 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A 135° W17 May 2000Retired16 December 2011 [13] Retired, Drifting west
GOES-M GOES-12 23 July 2001, 07:23 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A 60° W17 August 2001Retired16 August 2013Operated at GOES-South covering South America, and retained as spare, following replacement at GOES-East by GOES-13. Now in a graveyard orbit.

Third generation

Built on a Boeing BSS-601 spacecraft bus

GOES-N GOES-13 24 May 2006, 22:11 Delta IV-M+(4,2) CCAFS SLC-37B 75° W, 61.5° E22 June 2006InactiveReplaced by GOES-16 at GOES-East on 18 December 2017. [14] Operational again as EWS-G1 since 8 September 2020.
GOES-O GOES-14 27 June 2009, 22:51 Delta IV-M+(4,2) CCAFS SLC-37B 105° W27 July 2009StandbyOn-orbit spare, was used to cover GOES-East imagery and moved into position following GOES-13 malfunction in 2012, [15] also activated to cover GOES-13 outage in mid-2013
GOES-P GOES-15 4 March 2010, 23:57 Delta IV-M+(4,2) CCAFS SLC-37B 61.7° E (Formerly 89.5° W, 135° W)7 April 2010Transferred [16] Transferred to United States Space Force for coverage over Indian Ocean as EWS-G2.
GOES-QNAN/ANot builtN/APlanned but not contracted [17]

Fourth generation (GOES-R Series)

Built on a Lockheed Martin A2100 spacecraft bus

GOES-R GOES-16 19 November 2016, 23:42 [18] Atlas V 541 CCAFS SLC-41 75.2° W15 January 2017ActiveGOES-East [14] [19]
GOES-S GOES-17 1 March 2018 [20] Atlas V 541 CCAFS SLC-41 104.7° W (Formerly 137.2° W)13 November 2018StandbyFormer GOES-West, replaced by GOES-18 on 4 January 2023
GOES-T GOES-18 1 March 2022 21:38 [21] Atlas V 541 CCSFS SLC-41 137.2° WActiveGOES-West
GOES-U GOES-19 25 June 2024 [22] Falcon Heavy KSC LC-39A Expected 75.2°WCommissioningPlanned to become GOES-East after commissioning

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The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), operated by the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service division, supports weather forecasting, severe storm tracking, and meteorology research. Spacecraft and ground-based elements of the system work together to provide a continuous stream of environmental data. The National Weather Service (NWS) and the Meteorological Service of Canada use the GOES system for their North American weather monitoring and forecasting operations, and scientific researchers use the data to better understand land, atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NPOESS</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service</span>

The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) was created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to operate and manage the United States environmental satellite programs, and manage the data gathered by the National Weather Service and other government agencies and departments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GOES 1</span> NOAA weather satellite

GOES-1, designated GOES-A and SMS-C prior to entering service, was a weather satellite, developed by the NASA, operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It was the first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) to be launched.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GOES 14</span> NOAA weather satellite

GOES-14, known as GOES-O prior to reaching its operational orbit, is an American weather satellite, which is part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system. The spacecraft was built by Boeing and is based on the BSS-601 bus. It is the second of three GOES satellites to use the BSS-601 bus, after GOES-13, which was launched in May 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GOES 13</span> U.S. Space Force weather satellite

EWS-G1 is a weather satellite of the U.S. Space Force, formerly GOES-13 and part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. On 14 April 2010, GOES-13 became the operational weather satellite for GOES-East. It was replaced by GOES-16 on 18 December 2017 and on 8 January 2018 its instruments were shut off and it began its three-week drift to an on-orbit storage location at 60.0° West longitude, arriving on 31 January 2018. It remained there as a backup satellite in case one of the operational GOES satellites had a problem until early July 2019, when it started to drift westward and was being transferred to the U.S. Air Force, and then the U.S. Space Force.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GOES 9</span> NOAA weather satellite

GOES-9, known as GOES-J before becoming operational, was an American weather satellite, which formed part of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. It was launched in 1995, and operated until 2007 when it was retired and boosted to a graveyard orbit. At launch, the satellite had a mass of 2,105 kilograms (4,641 lb), and an expected operational lifespan of three years. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, based on the LS-1300 satellite bus, and was the second of five GOES-I series satellites to be launched.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GOES 7</span> NOAA weather satellite

GOES-7, known as GOES-H before becoming operational, is an American satellite. It was originally built as a weather satellite, and formed part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. Originally built as a ground spare, GOES-H was launched in 1987 due to delays with the next series of satellites. It was operated by NOAA until 1999, before being leased to Peacesat, who use it as a communications satellite. As of 2009, it was operational over the Pacific Ocean, providing communications for the Pacific Islands. On April 12, 2012, the spacecraft was finally decommissioned and moved to a graveyard orbit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GOES 2</span> NOAA weather satellite

GOES-2, known as GOES-B before becoming operational, was a geostationary weather satellite which was operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. GOES-2 was built by Ford Aerospace, and was based on the satellite bus developed for the Synchronous Meteorological Satellite programme. At launch it had a mass of 295 kilograms (650 lb). It was positioned in geostationary orbit, from where it was used for weather forecasting in the United States. Following its retirement as a weather satellite, it was used as a communications satellite until its final decommissioning in 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GOES 3</span> NOAA weather satellite

GOES-3, known as GOES-C before becoming operational, was an American geostationary weather and communications satellite. It was originally built for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system, and was launched in June 1978. It was positioned in geostationary orbit, from where it was initially used for weather forecasting in the United States. After ceasing to function as a weather satellite in 1989, it was used as a communications satellite, and spent over thirty-eight years in operation. GOES-3 was decommissioned 29 June 2016 at the Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing facility in Miami, Florida.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GOES 4</span> NOAA weather satellite

GOES-4, known as GOES-D before becoming operational, was a geostationary weather satellite which was operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. Launched in 1980, it was used for weather forecasting in the United States, and later in Europe. Following its retirement it became the first satellite to be sent into a graveyard orbit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GOES 5</span> NOAA weather satellite

GOES-5, known as GOES-E before becoming operational, was a geostationary weather satellite which was operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. Launched in 1981, it was used for weather forecasting in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GOES 15</span> US Space Force weather satellite

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Synchronous Meteorological Satellite</span> Weather satellite program of the United States

The Synchronous Meteorological Satellite (SMS) program, was a program where NASA developed two weather satellites; which were placed into geosynchronous orbit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joint Polar Satellite System</span> Constellation of American meteorology satellites

The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is the latest generation of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous, environmental satellites. JPSS will provide the global environmental data used in numerical weather prediction models for forecasts, and scientific data used for climate monitoring. JPSS will aid in fulfilling the mission of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the Department of Commerce. Data and imagery obtained from the JPSS will increase timeliness and accuracy of public warnings and forecasts of climate and weather events, thus reducing the potential loss of human life and property and advancing the national economy. The JPSS is developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), who is responsible for operation of JPSS. Three to five satellites are planned for the JPSS constellation of satellites. JPSS satellites will be flown, and the scientific data from JPSS will be processed, by the JPSS – Common Ground System (JPSS-CGS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ATS-1</span> Early geostationary communications and weather satellite, launched in 1966

ATS-1, also designated ATS-B or Advanced Tech. Sat. 1, was an experimental geostationary satellite, launched in 1966, and part of the Applications Technology Satellites Program. Though intended as a communications satellite rather than as a weather satellite, it carried the Spin Scan Cloud Camera developed by Verner E. Suomi and Robert Parent at the University of Wisconsin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GOES-16</span> NOAA weather satellite

GOES-16, formerly known as GOES-R before reaching geostationary orbit, is the first of the GOES-R series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) operated by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). GOES-16 serves as the operational geostationary weather satellite in the GOES East position at 75.2°W, providing a view centered on the Americas. GOES-16 provides high spatial and temporal resolution imagery of the Earth through 16 spectral bands at visible and infrared wavelengths using its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI). GOES-16's Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) is the first operational lightning mapper flown in geostationary orbit. The spacecraft also includes four other scientific instruments for monitoring space weather and the Sun.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NOAA-21</span> NASA/NOAA weather satellite (2022–Present)

NOAA-21, designated JPSS-2 prior to launch, is the second of the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s latest generation of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous, environmental satellites called the Joint Polar Satellite System. NOAA-21 was launched on 10 November 2022 and joined NOAA-20 and Suomi NPP in the same orbit. Circling the Earth from pole-to-pole, it will cross the equator about 14 times daily, providing full global coverage twice a day. It was launched with LOFTID.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GOES-19</span> NOAA weather satellite

GOES-19 is a weather satellite, the fourth and last of the GOES-R series of satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The GOES-R series will extend the availability of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system until 2036. The satellite is built by Lockheed Martin, based on the A2100 platform.

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