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Four of the six instruments that will fly on the first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R) were delivered to Lockheed Martin

NOAA: Next Generation Geostationary Satellite Instruments Delivered

Four of the six instruments that will fly on the first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R) were delivered to Lockheed Martin in Denver for integration onto the spacecraft bus this month. This marks the beginning of a new phase in the development of the GOES-R satellite scheduled for launch in 2016. 
The EXIS and SUVI instruments are installed onto the sun pointing platform of the GOES-R spacecraft.

Two GOES-R Instruments Complete Spacecraft Integration

Two of the six instruments that will fly on the first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) satellite have completed integration with the spacecraft. The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) and Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) were installed on the sun-pointing platform. 
Magnetometer

NOAA’s GOES-R Satellite Magnetometer Ready for Spacecraft Integration

The Magnetometer instrument that will fly on NOAA's GOES-R satellite when it is launched in 2016 has completed the development and testing phase and is ready to be integrated with the spacecraft. 
These images show the progress of the spacecraft mate as it was underway at the Lockheed Martin facility near Denver. With the core spacecraft now complete, instrument installation will begin. Credit: Lockheed Martin

GOES-R "Brain" and "Body" Are Mated, On Track for Launch

System module and core module are joined to create the GOES-R spacecraft structure.
Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) being unwrapped

First-of-its-kind Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Instrument Complete

Final GOES-R instrument ready for integration with the Spacecraft
GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) installation photo

All Instruments for NOAA’s GOES-R Satellite Now Integrated with Spacecraft

All six instruments that will fly on the NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Satellite – R (GOES-R) satellite have now completed integration onto the spacecraft. The instruments are: the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM), the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS), the Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS), the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) and the Magnetometer. 
Broadcast meteorologists

GOES-R Preview for Broadcast Meteorologists

From June 10-12, broadcast meteorologists gathered in Raleigh, North Carolina, for the American Meteorological Society’s 43rd Conference on Broadcast Meteorology. In conjunction with the conference, the GOES-R program offered a short course on June 9, “GOES-R Preview for Broadcasters,” designed to increase awareness of GOES-R capabilities and how the new satellite data can benefit the viewing public.
Assembled and integrated GOES-R satellite in the clean room. Credit: Lockheed Martin.

NOAA's GOES-R Satellite Solar Array Spreads its Wing

The solar panel array on NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) – R spacecraft has been successfully deployed in a test conducted at Lockheed Martin Corporation in Littleton, Colorado. Click here to watch a video of this deployment test of the solar wing.
EHIS stands for the Energetic Heavy Ion Sensor

NOAA's GOES-S Sensor Gets Clean Bill of Health from Hospital

One of the sensors that will fly aboard NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S was recently given a clean bill of health from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The sensor, known as EHIS, was successfully tested using the hospital’s proton accelerator and deemed to be in good working order.