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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The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite, which launched on June 25,…
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NOAA has shared the first images from the Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1), a powerful solar telescope…
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The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument, onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite, is now…
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On Oct. 8, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. EDT, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured this imagery of Hurricane…
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Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region at 11:10 p.m. EDT on Sept. 26,…
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The Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite, which…
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The Goddard Magnetometer (GMAG) instrument, launched onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite on June 25,…
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NOAA is working on its next generation series of advanced geostationary satellites—the…