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![Earth from Orbit: NOAA’s GOES-18 is now GOES West](/s3/2023-01/2023_01_04_GOES-18_Now_GOES_West.png)
NOAA’s operational satellite fleet has a new member. GOES-18 entered service as GOES West on Jan. 4, 2023.
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![GOES-East Watches Derecho Slam Midwest](/s3/migrated/20200810_midwestderehov2_b_0.gif)
On August 10, 2020, NOAA’s GOES-East satellite tracked severe thunderstorms as they raced across much of the Midwest and…
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![GOES East and GOES West Watch GOES-T Go!](/s3/2022-03/GOES-T%20launch.jpg)
On March 1, 2022, NOAA’s newest geostationary satellite, GOES-T, successfully lifted off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V…
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![Severe Thunderstorms Fire Up Along a Dry Line](/s3/2024-05/20240523200028-20240523225425_g16_abi-glm_meso_vis-ged_drylinestorms_labels-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif)
NOAA’s GOES East (GOES-16) satellite watched severe thunderstorms fire up along a dry line situated in west Texas and…
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![GOES-18 Mission Overview](https://nesdis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/webp_large/s3/2023-05/NOAA-logo_16x9_NoBorder.png.webp?itok=qg3l7mLt)
General overview of GOES-18's satellite mission as well as instruments, benefits, and more.
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![GOES-18 Resources](https://nesdis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/webp_large/s3/2023-05/NOAA-logo_16x9_NoBorder.png.webp?itok=qg3l7mLt)
NOAA’s GOES-18 launched on March 1, 2022, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. GOES-18 is the third satellite…
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![GOES Operational Status](https://nesdis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/webp_large/s3/2023-05/NOAA-logo_16x9_NoBorder.png.webp?itok=qg3l7mLt)
Welcome to the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) spacecraft status page. This site provides up to…
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![NOAA’s GOES-S to boost weather forecast accuracy for western U.S., Alaska, Hawaii](/s3/migrated/NEW-GOES-S.jpg)
More detailed observations will improve marine, aviation forecasts and wildfire detection
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![The Top Satellite Images from 2022](/s3/2022-12/GOES_JPSS_Rendering_2022.png)
NOAA satellites see our planet from a unique and captivating perspective. Every year, our satellites see the beauty and…
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![GOES-R Rehearsals: Preparing to Deploy](/s3/2021-08/NSOF%20-%20sunset_Card.png)
The GOES-R team has begun a series of important rehearsals to ensure its personnel are prepared for every facet of the…
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![Suomi NPP Detects Changes in Nighttime Lights in NYC Metro](https://nesdis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/webp_large/s3/2023-05/NOAA-logo_16x9_NoBorder.png.webp?itok=qg3l7mLt)
Monday, May 11, 2020NOAA scientists and colleagues have created an image of the change in nighttime illumination over…
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![Five Reasons GOES-S will be a Game-Changer for Weather Forecasts in the Western U.S.](/s3/2021-07/GOES_East_GOES_West_Orbital_Positions.jpg)
Excitement is building for the launch of GOES-S. On March 1, 2018, NOAA’s newest geostationary satellite will launch into…
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![Earth from Orbit: Hurricane Season Heats Up](/s3/2021-08/2021_08_19_HurricaneSeasonHeatsUP_STILL_NO_TEXT_0.png)
As we approach the peak of Atlantic hurricane season, activity in the tropics has ramped up.
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![GOES-18 Launch](https://nesdis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/webp_large/s3/2023-05/NOAA-logo_16x9_NoBorder.png.webp?itok=qg3l7mLt)
NOAA celebrated the successful launch of GOES-T on March 1 at 4:38 p.m. ET. It will transition to GOES-West in early 2023.
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![NOAA's GOES-U](https://nesdis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/webp_large/s3/2023-05/NOAA-logo_16x9_NoBorder.png.webp?itok=qg3l7mLt)
NOAA’s GOES-U is the fourth and final satellite in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites GOES – R Series.