List of GOES satellites explained

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.

Satellites

Designation Launch Date/Time (UTC) Rocket Launch Site Longitude First Image Status Retirement Remarks
Launch Operational

SMS-derived satellites

Manufactured by Ford Aerospace

GOES-A 16 October 1975, 22:40 25 October 1975 Retired 7 March 1985[1]
GOES-B 15 June 1977, 10:51 60° W Retired 1993[2] Reactivated as comsat in 1995, finally deactivated in May 2001
GOES-C 16 June 1978, 10:49 Retired 1993[3] Reactivated as comsat in 1995, decommissioned 29 June 2016

First generation

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

GOES-D 9 September 1980, 22:57 135° W Retired 22 November 1988[4]
GOES-E 22 May 1981, 22:29 75° W Retired 18 July 1990[5]
GOES-F 28 April 1983, 22:26 136° W[6] Retired 21 January 1989
N/A 3 May 1986, 22:18 135° W (planned) N/A Failed +71 seconds Launch failure[7]
GOES-H 26 February 1987, 23:05 75° W, 98° W, 112° W, 135° W, 95° W, 175° W Retired January 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 13 April 1994, 06:04 75° W 9 May 1994 Retired 4 May 2004[10] In graveyard orbit
GOES-J 23 May 1995, 05:52 135° W, 155° E 19 June 1995 Retired 14 June 2007[11] In graveyard orbit
GOES-K 25 April 1997, 05:49 135° W, 65° W 13 May 1997 Retired 1 December 2009[12] In graveyard orbit
GOES-L 3 May 2000, 07:07 Atlas IIA 135° W 17 May 2000 Retired 16 December 2011[13] Retired, Drifting west
GOES-M 23 July 2001, 07:23 Atlas IIA 60° W 17 August 2001 Retired 16 August 2013 Operated 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 24 May 2006, 22:11 75° W, 61.5° E 22 June 2006 Inactive Replaced by GOES-16 at GOES-East on 18 December 2017. Operational again as EWS-G1 since 8 September 2020.
GOES-O 27 June 2009, 22:51 105° W 27 July 2009 Standby On-orbit spare, was used to cover GOES-East imagery and moved into position following GOES-13 malfunction in 2012,[14] also activated to cover GOES-13 outage in mid-2013
GOES-P 4 March 2010, 23:57 61.7° E (Formerly 89.5° W, 135° W) 7 April 2010 Transferred[15] Transferred to United States Space Force for coverage over Indian Ocean as EWS-G2.
GOES-Q Not built Planned but not contracted[16]

Fourth generation (GOES-R Series)

Built on a Lockheed Martin A2100 spacecraft bus

GOES-R 19 November 2016, 23:42[17] 75.2° W15 January 2017ActiveGOES-East[18] [19]
GOES-S 1 March 2018[20] 104.7° W (Formerly 137.2° W)13 November 2018 StandbyFormer GOES-West, replaced by GOES-18 on 4 January 2023
GOES-T 1 March 2022 21:38[21] 137.2° WActive GOES-West
GOES-U 25 June 2024[22] Expected 75.2°WCommissioning Planned to become GOES-East after commissioning

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GOES-1. ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-05-12. 2009-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728095847/http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/history/goes/goes1.html. 2011-07-28. dead.
  2. Web site: GOES-2. ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. 2009-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20090530074004/http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/history/goes/goes2.html. 2009-05-30. dead.
  3. Web site: GOES-3. ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. 2009-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626072844/https://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/history/goes/goes3.html. 2019-06-26. dead.
  4. Web site: GOES-4. ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. 2009-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20090530073750/http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/history/goes/goes4.html. 2009-05-30. dead.
  5. Web site: GOES-5. ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. 2009-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20090530074010/http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/history/goes/goes5.html. 2009-05-30. dead.
  6. Web site: GOES-6. ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. 2009-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20090530073925/http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/history/goes/goes6.html. 2009-05-30. dead.
  7. Web site: GOES-G. ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. 2009-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728100025/http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/history/goes/goesG.html. 2011-07-28. dead.
  8. Web site: GOES-7. ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. 2009-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728100037/http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/history/goes/goes7.html. 2011-07-28. dead.
  9. Web site: NOAA retires GOES-7 after 25 years as a weather and communications satellite. NOAA News. NOAA. 2012-04-12. 2014-06-02.
  10. Web site: GOES-8 STATUS. 2004-04-15. NASA. 2009-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20090602030239/http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/goesistatus.html. 2009-06-02. dead.
  11. Web site: GOES-9 STATUS. 2007-06-14. NASA. 2009-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629131851/http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/goesjstatus.html. 2011-06-29. dead.
  12. Web site: NOAA Deactivates GOES-10 after 12 Years of Tracking Storms. NOAA. 2009-12-02. 2009-12-03.
  13. Web site: GOES-11 Status Page. NOAA. 2011-12-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060929035750/http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goesstatus/spacecraftStatusSummary.asp?spacecraft=11. 2006-09-29.
  14. Web site: NOAA moves spare satellite in position over Atlantic. Stephen. Clark. Spaceflight Now. 2 October 2012. 6 October 2012.
  15. Web site: NOAA readies GOES-15 and GOES-14 for orbital storage. NOAA OSPO. 2020-02-19. 2020-03-03.
  16. Web site: GOES News . Dennis Chesters . The Daily Planet . 28 April 2016 . NASA NOAA GOES Project . 1 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090710163421/http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/goesnew.html . 10 July 2009 . dead .
  17. Web site: GOES-R. Countdown to GOES-R Launch. GOES-R Series Program Office. 18 November 2016.
  18. News: Clark. Stephen. NOAA's GOES-16 weather satellite declared operational . 27 December 2017. 20 December 2017. Spaceflight Now.
  19. News: GOES-16 Sends First Images to Earth. Hille. Karl. 2017-01-23. NASA. 2018-01-10. en.
  20. Web site: GOES-R Series Satellites: GOES-R (now GOES-16) and GOES-S! NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS). www.nesdis.noaa.gov. en. 2018-01-10.
  21. Web site: NASA, NOAA Adjust GOES-T Launch Date . 18 November 2021 . 18 November 2021 . NASA.
  22. Web site: Lockhart . Leejay . Launch of NOAA Weather Satellite Delayed – GOES Missions . blogs.nasa.gov . NASA . 27 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240227171552/https://blogs.nasa.gov/goes/2024/02/27/launch-of-noaa-weather-satellite-delayed/?linkId=339583885 . 27 February 2024 . 27 February 2024.

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