SMS-derived GOES satellite
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.

Imagery

Satellites

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

SMS-derived satellites[edit]

Manufactured by Ford Aerospace

GOES-A GOES-1 16 October 1975, 22:40 Delta 2914 CCAFS LC-17A 25 October 1975 Retired 7 March 1985[1]
GOES-B GOES-2 15 June 1977, 10:51 Delta 2914 CCAFS LC-17B 60° W Retired 1993[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 Retired 1993[3] Reactivated as comsat in 1995,[3] decommissioned 29 June 2016

First generation[edit]

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° W Retired 22 November 1988[4]
GOES-E GOES-5 22 May 1981, 22:29 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 75° W Retired 18 July 1990[5]
GOES-F GOES-6 28 April 1983, 22:26 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 136° W[6] Retired 21 January 1989[6]
GOES-G N/A 3 May 1986, 22:18 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 135° W (planned) N/A Failed +71 seconds Launch 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° W Retired January 1996[8] Reactivated as comsat for Peacesat from 1999-2012, moved to graveyard orbit 12 April 2012.[9]

Second generation[edit]

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° W 9 May 1994 Retired 4 May 2004[10] In graveyard orbit
GOES-J GOES-9 23 May 1995, 05:52 Atlas I CCAFS LC-36B 135° W, 155° E 19 June 1995 Retired 14 June 2007[11] In graveyard orbit
GOES-K GOES-10 25 April 1997, 05:49 Atlas I CCAFS LC-36B 135° W, 65° W 13 May 1997 Retired 1 December 2009[12] In graveyard orbit
GOES-L GOES-11 3 May 2000, 07:07 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A 135° W 17 May 2000 Retired 16 December 2011[13] Retired, Drifting west
GOES-M GOES-12 23 July 2001, 07:23 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A 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[edit]

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° E 22 June 2006 Inactive Replaced 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° 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,[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 89.5° W, 135° W 7 April 2010 Standby[16] On-orbit spare for GOES-West
GOES-Q NA N/A Not built N/A Planned but not contracted[17]

Fourth generation (GOES-R Series)[edit]

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° W 15 January 2017 Active Replaced GOES-13 at GOES-East on 18 December 2017.[14][19]
GOES-S GOES-17 1 March 2018[20] Atlas V 541 CCAFS SLC-41 137.2° W 13 November 2018 Standby GOES-West (2018–2023)
GOES-T GOES-18 1 March 2022 21:38[21] Atlas V 541 CCSFS SLC-41 137.2° W Active GOES-West (2023–present)
Scheduled launches
GOES-U 30 April 2024[22] Falcon Heavy KSC LC-39A

References

  1. ^ "GOES-1". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-05-12. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ^ a b "GOES-2". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  3. ^ a b "GOES-3". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  4. ^ "GOES-4". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  5. ^ "GOES-5". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  6. ^ a b "GOES-6". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  7. ^ "GOES-G". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  8. ^ "GOES-7". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  9. ^ "NOAA retires GOES-7 after 25 years as a weather and communications satellite". NOAA News. NOAA. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  10. ^ "GOES-8 STATUS". NASA. 2004-04-15. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  11. ^ "GOES-9 STATUS". NASA. 2007-06-14. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  12. ^ "NOAA Deactivates GOES-10 after 12 Years of Tracking Storms". NOAA. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  13. ^ "GOES-11 Status Page". NOAA. Archived from the original on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  14. ^ a b Clark, Stephen (20 December 2017). "NOAA's GOES-16 weather satellite declared operational". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  15. ^ Clark, Stephen (2 October 2012). "NOAA moves spare satellite in position over Atlantic". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  16. ^ "NOAA readies GOES-15 and GOES-14 for orbital storage". NOAA OSPO. 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  17. ^ Dennis Chesters (28 April 2016). "GOES News". The Daily Planet. NASA NOAA GOES Project. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  18. ^ "GOES-R". Countdown to GOES-R Launch. GOES-R Series Program Office. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  19. ^ Hille, Karl (2017-01-23). "GOES-16 Sends First Images to Earth". NASA. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  20. ^ "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. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  21. ^ "NASA, NOAA Adjust GOES-T Launch Date". NASA. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  22. ^ "NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for GOES-U Mission". NASA (Press release). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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