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
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting Tuesday, June 25, for the launch of GOES-U, the fourth and final… -
Notice of Changes
NESDIS plans to discontinue the production of the operational GOES-R Downward Shortwave Radiation (… -
Feature Story
NOAA’s GOES-U, the fourth and final satellite in the GOES-R Series of advanced weather-observing… -
Feature Story
GOES-U, the last of NOAA’s advanced GOES-R series of satellites, arrived safely this week at the… -
Earth from Orbit
GOES-U, the fourth and final satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series of advanced geostationary satellites… -
Announcement
NASA Selects Ball Aerospace to Develop NOAA’s GeoXO Sounder Instrument -
Announcement
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected… -
Earth from Orbit
NOAA’s operational satellite fleet has a new member. GOES-18 entered service as GOES West on Jan. 4…