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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Feature Story
A rare winter storm highlighted both the impacts extreme weather can have on our lives and the… -
Satellite Snapshots
NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring multiple wildfires that began erupting in southern… -
Feature Story
From all of us celebrating on Earth—and in orbit—here’s to a new year of global cooperation,… -
Feature Story
Here are NOAA's most captivating satellite images of 2024, based on your votes! -
Feature Story
NOAA’s newest satellite, GOES-19, provided a beautiful view of Earth during the winter solstice. -
Earth from Orbit
NOAA recently unveiled the first images from the Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1) and the Solar… -
Announcement
The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite, which launched on June 25,… -
Announcement
NOAA has shared the first images from the Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1), a powerful solar telescope…