SMS-derived GOES satellite
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 satellites
Manufactured 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 generation
Built 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 1999-2012, moved to graveyard orbit 12 April 2012.[ 9]
Second generation
Built 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 II A
CCAFS SLC-36A
135° W
17 May 2000
Retired
16 December 2011[ 13]
Retired, Drifting west
GOES-M
GOES-12
23 July 2001, 07:23
Atlas II A
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
Built on a Boeing BSS-601 spacecraft bus
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.[ 14] 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,[ 15] 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[ 16]
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[ 17]
Fourth generation (GOES-R Series)
Built on a Lockheed Martin A2100 spacecraft bus
GOES-R
GOES-16
19 November 2016, 23:42[ 18]
Atlas V 541
CCAFS SLC-41
75.2° W
15 January 2017
Active
GOES-East[ 14] [ 19]
GOES-S
GOES-17
1 March 2018[ 20]
Atlas V 541
CCAFS SLC-41
104.7° W (Formerly 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[ 21]
Atlas V 541
CCSFS SLC-41
137.2° W
Active
GOES-West
GOES-U
GOES-19
25 June 2024[ 22]
Falcon Heavy
KSC LC-39A
Expected 75.2°W
Commissioning
Planned to become GOES-East after commissioning
References
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