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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Announcement
The Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite, which… -
Announcement
The Goddard Magnetometer (GMAG) instrument, launched onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite on June 25,… -
Earth from Orbit
Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, rapidly strengthened to… -
Feature Story
NOAA's new GOES-U satellite will be carrying a new instrument—the nation’s first operational… -
Feature Story
On July 7, 2024, NOAA's GOES-U satellite reached geostationary orbit above Earth's… -
Announcement
NASA, on behalf of NOAA, has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to build the… -
Announcement
In May 2024, NOAA SciJinks and NASA Space Place released its monthly art challenge! They called on… -
Announcement
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected BAE…