NOAA’s latest generation of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), known as the GOES-R Series, is the nation’s most advanced fleet of geostationary weather satellites.
Find out more about these satellites as well as the latest news below.
Introducing the GOES Satellites
An introduction to NOAA's GOES-R Series Satellites - including GOES-R GOES-16 GOES East and GOES-S GOES-17 GOES West.
Introducing the GOES Series
Satellite science is fun for kids too! From weather and hazards on Earth to search and rescue and bursts of energy from the sun, the GOES-R satellite will see it all from 22,000 miles above our planet!
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GOES News
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This short movie of the sun’s rotation from March 2021, one-million-degree solar plasma in action
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This is an introduction to NOAA's GOES-R Series Satellites - including GOES-R GOES-16 GOES…
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Hurricane Isaac made landfall in Louisiana in the evening of August 28, 2012.
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NOAA GOESEast satellite imagery of Alberto also captured the lightning during landfall within the…
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In 2018, NOAA launches the GOES-S satellite, which takes its place in orbit as GOES-17. Working…
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GOES-S launched into space at 5:02 pm ET from Kennedy Space Center on March 1, 2018.
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NOAA's GOES East satellite caught a dramatic view of the Bombogenesis 'Bomb Cyclone…
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NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft is one step closer in the final journey to T-zero, as the booster and…
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NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft, the next in a series of advanced weather satellites, arrives at NASA’s…
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Look from space to see earth and GOES satellites in spatial context.
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GOES-S Pack and Ship Media B-Roll. The GOES-R Series provides advanced imagery and atmospheric…
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On Tuesday, April 18, the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) on GOES-16 observed a large solar…
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Spacecraft separation has been confirmed and GOES-R is flying free in space for the first time.…
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Highlights leading up to and during the GOES-R launch, the GOES-R, GOES-S, and GOES-T launch…
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The GOES-R series satellites will provide continuous weather monitoring. The new generation GOES-R…