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 GOES 101
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!
Watch GOES-R Meet GOES-R
GOES News
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NOAA satellites have been monitoring several large wildfires in Minnesota.
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NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring the Jones Road Fire, which erupted on Tuesday, April…
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NOAA satellites have been monitoring Earth’s weather and environment since 1970, which also…
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NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite has officially began operations as GOES East.
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On April 2, 2025, NOAA’s GOES East (GOES-16) satellite captured imagery of numerous severe…
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NOAA satellites closely monitored a powerful and devastating storm system that tore through the…
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From their orbits, NOAA satellites can play a vital role in detecting and tracking severe weather,…
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The ozone band, part of the thermal infrared spectrum, allows us to track changes in the atmosphere…