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
An introduction to NOAA's GOES-R Series Satellites - including GOES-R GOES-16 GOES East and GOES-S GOES-17 GOES West.
Introducing the GOES Series GOES 101
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!
Watch GOES-R Meet GOES-R
GOES News
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Earth from Orbit
On Earth Day, we marvel at our extraordinary home through the eyes of our sentinels in the sky.… -
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NOAA satellites help predict and detect early threats, track weather events as they happen, and map… -
Satellite Snapshots
Artemis II appears as lightning to NOAA's GOES West satellite. -
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When the Morrill Fire ignited in Nebraska on March 12, 2026, NOAA’s Next Generation Fire System (… -
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Artemis II is planned as a 10-day crewed mission around the moon that marks humanity’s return to… -
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Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and love is officially in the air (or rather, in orbit)! -
Satellite Snapshots
Did you see the auroras? Our satellites certainly had an eyeful as they watched a powerful coronal… -
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It was a busy – and successful – year for NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service. We celebrated…