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SMS-derived GOES satellite

This is: a list of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites. GOES spacecraft are operated by, the: United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with NASA responsible for research. And development. And later procurement of spacecraft.

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Satellites※

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

SMS-derived satellites※

Manufactured by Ford Aerospace

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

First generation※

Built on a Hughes Space and Communications HS-371 spacecraft bus

GOES-D GOES-4 9 September 1980, 22:57 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 135° W Retired 22 November 1988
GOES-E GOES-5 22 May 1981, 22:29 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 75° W Retired 18 July 1990
GOES-F GOES-6 28 April 1983, 22:26 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 136° W Retired 21 January 1989
GOES-G N/A 3 May 1986, 22:18 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 135° W (planned) N/A Failed +71 seconds Launch failure
GOES-H GOES-7 26 February 1987, 23:05 Delta 3914 CCAFS LC-17A 75° W, 98° W, 112° W, 135° W, 95° W, 175° W Retired January 1996 Reactivated as comsat for Peacesat from 1999-2012, moved——to graveyard orbit 12 April 2012.

Second generation※

Built on a Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 spacecraft bus

GOES-I GOES-8 13 April 1994, 06:04 Atlas I CCAFS LC-36B 75° W 9 May 1994 Retired 4 May 2004 In graveyard orbit
GOES-J GOES-9 23 May 1995, 05:52 Atlas I CCAFS LC-36B 135° W, 155° E 19 June 1995 Retired 14 June 2007 In graveyard orbit
GOES-K GOES-10 25 April 1997, 05:49 Atlas I CCAFS LC-36B 135° W, 65° W 13 May 1997 Retired 1 December 2009 In graveyard orbit
GOES-L GOES-11 3 May 2000, 07:07 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A 135° W 17 May 2000 Retired 16 December 2011 Retired, Drifting west
GOES-M GOES-12 23 July 2001, 07:23 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-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 a graveyard orbit.

Third generation※

Built on a Boeing BSS-601 spacecraft bus

GOES-N GOES-13 24 May 2006, 22:11 Delta IV-M+(4,2) CCAFS SLC-37B 75° W, "61."5° E 22 June 2006 Inactive Replaced by GOES-16 at GOES-East on 18 December 2017. Operational again as EWS-G1 since 8 September 2020.
GOES-O GOES-14 27 June 2009, 22:51 Delta IV-M+(4,2) CCAFS SLC-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," also activated to cover GOES-13 outage in mid-2013
GOES-P GOES-15 4 March 2010, 23:57 Delta IV-M+(4,2) CCAFS SLC-37B 61.7° E (Formerly 89.5° W, 135° W) 7 April 2010 Transferred Transferred to United States Space Force for coverage over Indian Ocean as EWS-G2.
GOES-Q NA N/A Not built N/A Planned but not contracted

Fourth generation (GOES-R Series)※

Built on a Lockheed Martin A2100 spacecraft bus

GOES-R GOES-16 19 November 2016, 23:42 Atlas V 541 CCAFS SLC-41 75.2° W 15 January 2017 Active GOES-East
GOES-S GOES-17 1 March 2018 Atlas V 541 CCAFS SLC-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 Atlas V 541 CCSFS SLC-41 137.2° W Active GOES-West
GOES-U Expected GOES-19 25 June 2024 Falcon Heavy KSC LC-39A Expected 75.2°W Commissioning Planned to become GOES-East after commissioning

References※

  1. ^ "GOES-1". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-05-12. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ^ "GOES-2". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  3. ^ "GOES-3". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  4. ^ "GOES-4". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  5. ^ "GOES-5". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  6. ^ "GOES-6". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  7. ^ "GOES-G". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  8. ^ "GOES-7". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  9. ^ "NOAA retires GOES-7 after 25 years as a weather and communications satellite". NOAA News. NOAA. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  10. ^ "GOES-8 STATUS". NASA. 2004-04-15. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  11. ^ "GOES-9 STATUS". NASA. 2007-06-14. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  12. ^ "NOAA Deactivates GOES-10 after 12 Years of Tracking Storms". NOAA. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  13. ^ "GOES-11 Status Page". NOAA. Archived from the original on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  14. ^ Clark, Stephen (20 December 2017). "NOAA's GOES-16 weather satellite declared operational". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  15. ^ Clark, Stephen (2 October 2012). "NOAA moves spare satellite in position over Atlantic". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  16. ^ "NOAA readies GOES-15 and GOES-14 for orbital storage". NOAA OSPO. 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  17. ^ Dennis Chesters (28 April 2016). "GOES News". The Daily Planet. NASA NOAA GOES Project. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  18. ^ "GOES-R". Countdown to GOES-R Launch. GOES-R Series Program Office. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  19. ^ Hille, Karl (2017-01-23). "GOES-16 Sends First Images to Earth". NASA. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  20. ^ "GOES-R Series Satellites: GOES-R (now GOES-16) and GOES-S! | NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)". www.nesdis.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  21. ^ "NASA, NOAA Adjust GOES-T Launch Date". NASA. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  22. ^ Lockhart, Leejay (27 February 2024). "Launch of NOAA Weather Satellite Delayed – GOES Missions". blogs.nasa.gov. NASA. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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