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's new GOES-U satellite will be carrying a new instrument—the nation’s first operational…
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On July 7, 2024, NOAA's GOES-U satellite reached geostationary orbit above Earth's…
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NASA, on behalf of NOAA, has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to build the…
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In May 2024, NOAA SciJinks and NASA Space Place released its monthly art challenge! They called on…
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Imagine looking at bodies of water from space and being able to see the tiny and often microscopic…
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NOAA's GeoXO series of geostationary satellites, currently in development, will include…
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NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected BAE…
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NASA Selects BAE Systems to Develop Air Quality Instrument for NOAA