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
GOES 101
An introduction to NOAA's GOES-R Series Satellites - including GOES-R GOES-16 GOES East and GOES-S GOES-17 GOES West.
Meet GOES-R
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!
Space Weather
The following videos highlight NOAA Satellites’ space weather mission.
GOES Mission and Development
Explore the evolution of NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, from early developments to the historic launch of GOES-U.
ABI Image Gallery
The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is the primary instrument on the GOES-R Series spacecraft for imaging Earth’s weather, oceans, and environment.
Compact Coronagraph Image Gallery
The Compact Coronagraph (CCOR) is a space weather instrument that images the solar corona (the outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere) and helps detect and characterize coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors Image Gallery
The GOES-R Series Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) instrument is critical in aiding NOAA's efforts to understand and monitor solar irradiance in the upper atmosphere.
Geostationary Lightning Mapper Image Gallery
The GOES-R Series Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) is the first operational lightning mapper flown in geostationary orbit.
Magnetometer Image Gallery
The GOES-R Series Magnetometer (MAG) instrument measures the charged particles found in the outer area of the magnetosphere that are a dangerous radiation hazard to spacecraft and human spaceflight.
Space Environment In-Situ Suite Image Gallery
The GOES-R Series Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) instrument is comprised of four sensors that monitor proton, electron, and heavy ion fluxes at geosynchronous orbit.
Solar Ultraviolet Imager Image Gallery
The GOES-R Series Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument monitors the sun in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength range.
GOES-R Series Spacecraft Renderings Gallery
Artist renderings of the GOES-R Series spacecraft. All images are public domain.
GOES-R Spacecraft Image Gallery
The GOES-R spacecraft bus is three-axis stabilized and designed for 10 years of on-orbit operation. All images are public domain.
GOES-R Road to Launch Image Gallery
GOES-R shipped from Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado, to Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2016.
GOES-R Launch Image Gallery
GOES-R is first in the next generation of geostationary weather satellites from NOAA and launched on November 19, 2016 at 6:42 p.m.
GOES-S Spacecraft Image Gallery
GOES-S is the second spacecraft in the GOES-R Series. GOES-S launched in spring of 2018.
GOES-S Road to Launch Image Gallery
GOES-S launched aboard an Atlas V 541 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on March 1, 2018.
GOES-S Launch Image Gallery
GOES-S lifted off on March 1 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, aboard an Atlas V 541 launch vehicle from Launch Complex 41.
GOES-T Spacecraft Image Gallery
NOAA’s GOES-T is the third in a series of advanced geostationary weather satellites. GOES-T launched December 2021.
GOES-T Road to Launch Image Gallery
GOES-T shipped from Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado, to Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2022.
GOES-T Launch Image Gallery
GOES-T launched March 1, 2022, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
GOES-U Spacecraft Renderings Gallery
Artist renderings of the GOES-U Series spacecraft. All images are public domain.
GOES-U Spacecraft Image Gallery
GOES-U is the fourth and final satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series of advanced geostationary satellites. GOES-U launched in April 2024.
GOES-U Road to Launch Image Gallery
GOES-U launched June, 2024 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
GOES-U Launch Image Gallery
GOES-U launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 25, 2024.
GOES-R Series Satellite Ground Systems Image Gallery
A state-of-the-art ground system receives data from the GOES-R spacecraft and generates real-time GOES-R data products.