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SMS-derived GOES satellite

This is a list ofGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellites.GOES spacecraft are operated by theUnited StatesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,withNASAresponsible for research and development, and later procurement of spacecraft.

Imagery

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Satellites

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Designation Launch Date/Time (UTC) Rocket Launch Site Longitude First Image Status Retirement Remarks
Launch Operational

SMS-derived satellites

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Manufactured byFord Aerospace

GOES-A GOES-1 16 October 1975, 22:40 Delta 2914 CCAFSLC-17A 25 October 1975 Retired 7 March 1985[1]
GOES-B GOES-2 15 June 1977, 10:51 Delta 2914 CCAFSLC-17B 60° W Retired 1993[2] Reactivated as comsat in 1995,[2]finally deactivated in May 2001
GOES-C GOES-3 16 June 1978, 10:49 Delta 2914 CCAFSLC-17B Retired 1993[3] Reactivated as comsat in 1995,[3]decommissioned 29 June 2016

First generation

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Built on aHughes Space and CommunicationsHS-371spacecraft bus

GOES-D GOES-4 9 September 1980, 22:57 Delta 3914 CCAFSLC-17A 135° W Retired 22 November 1988[4]
GOES-E GOES-5 22 May 1981, 22:29 Delta 3914 CCAFSLC-17A 75° W Retired 18 July 1990[5]
GOES-F GOES-6 28 April 1983, 22:26 Delta 3914 CCAFSLC-17A 136° W[6] Retired 21 January 1989[6]
GOES-G N/A 3 May 1986, 22:18 Delta 3914 CCAFSLC-17A 135° W (planned) N/A Failed +71 seconds Launch failure[7]
GOES-H GOES-7 26 February 1987, 23:05 Delta 3914 CCAFSLC-17A 75° W, 98° W, 112° W, 135° W, 95° W, 175° W Retired January 1996[8] Reactivated as comsat forPeacesatfrom 1999-2012, moved tograveyard orbit12 April 2012.[9]

Second generation

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Built on aSpace Systems/LoralLS-1300spacecraft bus

GOES-I GOES-8 13 April 1994, 06:04 Atlas I CCAFSLC-36B 75° W 9 May 1994 Retired 4 May 2004[10] Ingraveyard orbit
GOES-J GOES-9 23 May 1995, 05:52 Atlas I CCAFSLC-36B 135° W, 155° E 19 June 1995 Retired 14 June 2007[11] Ingraveyard orbit
GOES-K GOES-10 25 April 1997, 05:49 Atlas I CCAFSLC-36B 135° W, 65° W 13 May 1997 Retired 1 December 2009[12] Ingraveyard orbit
GOES-L GOES-11 3 May 2000, 07:07 Atlas IIA CCAFSSLC-36A 135° W 17 May 2000 Retired 16 December 2011[13] Retired, Drifting west
GOES-M GOES-12 23 July 2001, 07:23 Atlas IIA CCAFSSLC-36A 60° W 17 August 2001 Retired 16 August 2013 Operated at GOES-South covering South America, and retained as spare, following replacement at GOES-East by GOES-13. Now in agraveyard orbit.

Third generation

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Built on aBoeingBSS-601spacecraft bus

GOES-N GOES-13 24 May 2006, 22:11 Delta IV-M+(4,2) CCAFSSLC-37B 75° W, 61.5° E 22 June 2006 Inactive Replaced byGOES-16at GOES-East on 18 December 2017.[14]Operational again as EWS-G1 since 8 September 2020.
GOES-O GOES-14 27 June 2009, 22:51 Delta IV-M+(4,2) CCAFSSLC-37B 105° W 27 July 2009 Standby On-orbit spare, was used to cover GOES-East imagery and moved into position following GOES-13 malfunction in 2012,[15]also activated to cover GOES-13 outage in mid-2013
GOES-P GOES-15 4 March 2010, 23:57 Delta IV-M+(4,2) CCAFSSLC-37B 61.7° E (Formerly 89.5° W, 135° W) 7 April 2010 Transferred[16] Transferred toUnited States Space Forcefor coverage over Indian Ocean as EWS-G2.
GOES-Q NA N/A Not built N/A Planned but not contracted[17]

Fourth generation (GOES-R Series)

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Built on aLockheed MartinA2100spacecraft bus

GOES-R GOES-16 19 November 2016, 23:42[18] Atlas V 541 CCAFSSLC-41 75.2° W 15 January 2017 Active GOES-East[14][19]
GOES-S GOES-17 1 March 2018[20] Atlas V 541 CCAFSSLC-41 104.7° W (Formerly 137.2° W) 13 November 2018 Standby Former GOES-West, replaced by GOES-18 on 4 January 2023
GOES-T GOES-18 1 March 2022 21:38[21] Atlas V 541 CCSFSSLC-41 137.2° W Active GOES-West
GOES-U GOES-19 25 June 2024[22] Falcon Heavy KSCLC-39A Expected 75.2°W Commissioning Planned to become GOES-East after commissioning

References

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  1. ^"GOES-1".ESE 40th Anniversary.NASA. 1999-05-12. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-28.Retrieved2009-06-23.
  2. ^ab"GOES-2".ESE 40th Anniversary.NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-05-30.Retrieved2009-06-23.
  3. ^ab"GOES-3".ESE 40th Anniversary.NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-06-26.Retrieved2009-06-23.
  4. ^"GOES-4".ESE 40th Anniversary.NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-05-30.Retrieved2009-06-23.
  5. ^"GOES-5".ESE 40th Anniversary.NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-05-30.Retrieved2009-06-23.
  6. ^ab"GOES-6".ESE 40th Anniversary.NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-05-30.Retrieved2009-06-23.
  7. ^"GOES-G".ESE 40th Anniversary.NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-28.Retrieved2009-06-23.
  8. ^"GOES-7".ESE 40th Anniversary.NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-28.Retrieved2009-06-23.
  9. ^"NOAA retires GOES-7 after 25 years as a weather and communications satellite".NOAA News.NOAA. 2012-04-12.Retrieved2014-06-02.
  10. ^"GOES-8 STATUS".NASA. 2004-04-15. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-06-02.Retrieved2009-06-23.
  11. ^"GOES-9 STATUS".NASA. 2007-06-14. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-06-29.Retrieved2009-06-23.
  12. ^"NOAA Deactivates GOES-10 after 12 Years of Tracking Storms".NOAA. 2009-12-02.Retrieved2009-12-03.
  13. ^"GOES-11 Status Page".NOAA. Archived fromthe originalon 2006-09-29.Retrieved2011-12-27.
  14. ^abClark, Stephen (20 December 2017)."NOAA's GOES-16 weather satellite declared operational".Spaceflight Now.Retrieved27 December2017.
  15. ^Clark, Stephen (2 October 2012)."NOAA moves spare satellite in position over Atlantic".Spaceflight Now.Retrieved6 October2012.
  16. ^"NOAA readies GOES-15 and GOES-14 for orbital storage".NOAA OSPO. 2020-02-19.Retrieved2020-03-03.
  17. ^Dennis Chesters (28 April 2016)."GOES News".The Daily Planet.NASA NOAA GOES Project. Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2009.Retrieved1 October2016.
  18. ^"GOES-R".Countdown to GOES-R Launch.GOES-R Series Program Office.Retrieved18 November2016.
  19. ^Hille, Karl (2017-01-23)."GOES-16 Sends First Images to Earth".NASA.Retrieved2018-01-10.
  20. ^"GOES-R Series Satellites: GOES-R (now GOES-16) and GOES-S! | NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)".nesdis.noaa.gov.Retrieved2018-01-10.
  21. ^"NASA, NOAA Adjust GOES-T Launch Date".NASA.18 November 2021.Retrieved18 November2021.
  22. ^Lockhart, Leejay (27 February 2024)."Launch of NOAA Weather Satellite Delayed – GOES Missions".blogs.nasa.gov.NASA. Archived fromthe originalon 27 February 2024.Retrieved27 February2024.
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