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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Satellite Snapshots
NOAA's GOES East satellite caught a dramatic view of the Bombogenesis 'Bomb Cyclone… -
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Now in its new GOES East position, the advanced GOES-16 satellite has officially joined NOAA’s… -
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NOAA’s GOES-S, the second in a series of next-generation satellites, headed south for the winter… -
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NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft is one step closer in the final journey to T-zero, as the booster and… -
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NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft, the next in a series of advanced weather satellites, arrives at NASA’s… -
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Look from space to see earth and GOES satellites in spatial context. -
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GOES-S Pack and Ship Media B-Roll. The GOES-R Series provides advanced imagery and atmospheric… -
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Although not yet operational, data from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite proved vital in forecasting…