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It was a busy – and successful – year for NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service. We celebrated 50 years of NOAA’s GOES satellites in 2025.

The ocean is a vast, interconnected system that covers about seventy percent of the Earth’s surface. Satellites are essential for observing this environment, supporting marine transportation, weather monitoring, and coastal safety.

To mark 50 years of GOES in orbit, NOAA is looking back at ten notable events captured by these groundbreaking satellites.

LightningCast uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict general locations where lightning is most likely to occur.

For 50 years , NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) have kept a constant vigil over the Western Hemisphere.

NOAA satellites have been monitoring a potent and complex spring weather pattern responsible for nearly a week-long stretch of severe weather, including two destructive tornado outbreaks across the central U.S. from May 15–16 and May 18–20, 2025.

Despite the hazards inherent to air travel, U.S. civil and military aviation is by far the safest form of transit.

NOAA contributes 90% of the weather information used by the defense and intelligence communities. Satellites offer a view unrivaled by terrestrial technology.