List of GOES satellites
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This is a list of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites. GOES spacecraft are operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with NASA responsible for research and development, and later procurement of spacecraft.
Imagery
Satellites
| Designation | Launch Date/Time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch Site | Longitude | First Image | Status | Retirement | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | Operational | ||||||||
SMS-derived satellitesManufactured by Ford Aerospace | |||||||||
| GOES-A | GOES-1 | 16 October 1975, 22:40 | Delta 2914 | CCAFS LC-17A | 25 October 1975 | Retired | 7 March 1985[1] | ||
| GOES-B | GOES-2 | 15 June 1977, 10:51 | Delta 2914 | CCAFS LC-17B | 60° W | Retired | 1993[2] | Reactivated as comsat in 1995,[2] finally deactivated in May 2001 | |
| GOES-C | GOES-3 | 16 June 1978, 10:49 | Delta 2914 | CCAFS LC-17B | Retired | 1993[3] | Reactivated as comsat in 1995,[3] decommissioned 29 June 2016 | ||
First generationBuilt on a Hughes Space and Communications HS-371 spacecraft bus | |||||||||
| GOES-D | GOES-4 | 9 September 1980, 22:57 | Delta 3914 | CCAFS LC-17A | 135° W | Retired | 22 November 1988[4] | ||
| GOES-E | GOES-5 | 22 May 1981, 22:29 | Delta 3914 | CCAFS LC-17A | 75° W | Retired | 18 July 1990[5] | ||
| GOES-F | GOES-6 | 28 April 1983, 22:26 | Delta 3914 | CCAFS LC-17A | 136° W[6] | Retired | 21 January 1989[6] | ||
| GOES-G | N/A | 3 May 1986, 22:18 | Delta 3914 | CCAFS LC-17A | 135° W (planned) | N/A | Failed | +71 seconds | Launch failure[7] |
| GOES-H | GOES-7 | 26 February 1987, 23:05 | Delta 3914 | CCAFS LC-17A | 75° W, 98° W, 112° W, 135° W, 95° W, 175° W | Retired | January 1996[8] | Reactivated as comsat for Peacesat from 1999 to 2012, moved to graveyard orbit 12 April 2012.[9] | |
Second generationBuilt on a Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 spacecraft bus | |||||||||
| GOES-I | GOES-8 | 13 April 1994, 06:04 | Atlas I | CCAFS LC-36B | 75° W | 9 May 1994 | Retired | 4 May 2004[10] | In graveyard orbit |
| GOES-J | GOES-9 | 23 May 1995, 05:52 | Atlas I | CCAFS LC-36B | 135° W, 155° E | 19 June 1995 | Retired | 14 June 2007[11] | In graveyard orbit |
| GOES-K | GOES-10 | 25 April 1997, 05:49 | Atlas I | CCAFS LC-36B | 135° W, 65° W | 13 May 1997 | Retired | 1 December 2009[12] | In graveyard orbit |
| GOES-L | GOES-11 | 3 May 2000, 07:07 | Atlas IIA | CCAFS SLC-36A | 135° W | 17 May 2000 | Retired | 16 December 2011[13][14][15] | Retired, Drifting west |
| GOES-M | GOES-12 | 23 July 2001, 07:23 | Atlas IIA | CCAFS SLC-36A | 60° W | 17 August 2001 | Retired | 16 August 2013 | Operated at GOES-South covering South America, and retained as spare, following replacement at GOES-East by GOES-13. Now in a graveyard orbit. |
Third generation | |||||||||
| GOES-N | GOES-13 | 24 May 2006, 22:11 | Delta IV-M+(4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | 75° W, 61.5° E | 22 June 2006 | Inactive | Replaced by GOES-16 at GOES-East on 18 December 2017.[16] Operational again as EWS-G1 since 8 September 2020. | |
| GOES-O | GOES-14 | 27 June 2009, 22:51 | Delta IV-M+(4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | 105° W | 27 July 2009 | Standby | On-orbit spare, was used to cover GOES-East imagery and moved into position following GOES-13 malfunction in 2012,[17] also activated to cover GOES-13 outage in mid-2013 | |
| GOES-P | GOES-15 | 4 March 2010, 23:57 | Delta IV-M+(4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | 61.7° E (Formerly 89.5° W, 135° W) | 7 April 2010 | Transferred[18] | Transferred to United States Space Force for coverage over Indian Ocean as EWS-G2. | |
| GOES-Q | NA | N/A | Not built | N/A | Planned but not contracted[19] | ||||
Fourth generation (GOES-R Series)Built on a Lockheed Martin A2100 spacecraft bus | |||||||||
| GOES-R | GOES-16 | 19 November 2016, 23:42[20] | Atlas V 541 | CCAFS SLC-41 | 105° W (Formerly 75.2° W) | 15 January 2017 | Standby | Former GOES-East,[16][21] replaced by GOES-19 on 7 April 2025 | |
| GOES-S | GOES-17 | 1 March 2018[22] | Atlas V 541 | CCAFS SLC-41 | 89.5° W (Formerly 104.7° W, 137.2° W) | 13 November 2018 | Standby | Former GOES-West, replaced by GOES-18 on 4 January 2023 | |
| GOES-T | GOES-18 | 1 March 2022 21:38[23] | Atlas V 541 | CCSFS SLC-41 | 137.2° W | Active | GOES-West | ||
| GOES-U | GOES-19 | 25 June 2024[24] | Falcon Heavy | KSC LC-39A | 75.2°W [25] | 7 April 2025 | Active | GOES-East | |