List of GOES satellites

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.

History

The first three GOES satellites used a Philco-Ford bus developed for NASA's Synchronous Meteorological Satellites, which preceded GOES.[1] Two SMS satellites had been launched; SMS-1 in May 1974, and SMS-2 in February 1975. The first GOES satellite, GOES-1, was launched in October 1975. Two more followed, launching almost two minutes short of a year apart, on 16 June 1977 and 1978 respectively. The SMS-derived satellites were spin stabilized spacecraft, which provided imagery through a Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer, or VISSR.

Following the three SMS GOES spacecraft, five satellites were procured from Hughes, which became the first generation GOES satellites. Four of these reached orbit, with GOES-G being lost in a launch failure.[2]

First generation GOES satellite

The next five GOES satellites were constructed by Space Systems/Loral, under contract to NASA.[3] The imager and sounder instruments were produced by ITT Aerospace/Communication Division. GOES-8 and -9 were designed to operate for three years, while -10, -11 and -12 have expected lifespans of five years. GOES-11 and -12 were launched carrying enough fuel for ten years of operation, in the event that they survived beyond their expected lifespan.

A contract to develop four third-generation GOES satellites was awarded to Hughes Corporation, with the satellites scheduled for launch on Delta III rockets between 2002 and 2010.[4] After a merger with Hughes, Boeing took over the development contracts, with launches transferred to the Delta IV, following the Delta III's retirement. The contract for the fourth satellite, GOES-Q, was later cancelled,[5] and that satellite will only be completed in the event that another third generation satellite is lost in a launch failure, or fails soon after launch. The first third generation satellite, GOES-13, was launched in May 2006, originally serving as an on-orbit backup.[6] However, in April 2010, GOES-12 was moved to South America coverage and GOES-13 was moved to the GOES-East role.[7] Third generation satellites have an expected lifespan of seven years, but will carry excess fuel to allow them to operate for longer if possible, as with the last two second generation satellites.

Operational Positions
NameLongitudeSatellite
GOES-East75°WGOES-16[8]
GOES-West135°WGOES-15[9]
GOES-South60°WVacant

The fourth generation satellites, the GOES-R series,[10] are being built by Lockheed Martin using the A2100 satellite bus. The GOES-R series is a four-satellite program (GOES-R, -S, -T and -U) that will extend the availability of the operational GOES satellite system through 2036.[11] The first satellite of the series, the eponymous GOES-R, was launched on 19 November 2016.[10] It was renamed GOES-16 upon reaching orbit.

Imagery

Satellites

DesignationLaunch Date/Time (UTC)RocketLaunch SiteLongitudeFirst ImageStatusRetirementRemarks
LaunchOperational

SMS-derived satellites

Manufactured by Ford Aerospace

GOES-AGOES-1October 16, 1975, 22:40Delta 2914CCAFS LC-17AOctober 25, 1975RetiredMarch 7, 1985[12]
GOES-BGOES-2June 16, 1977, 10:51Delta 2914CCAFS LC-17B60°WRetired1993[13]Reactivated as comsat in 1995,[13] finally deactivated in May 2001
GOES-CGOES-3June 16, 1978, 10:49Delta 2914CCAFS LC-17BRetired1993[14]Reactivated as comsat in 1995,[14] decommissioned 29 June 2016

First generation

Built on a Hughes Space and Communications HS-371 spacecraft bus

GOES-DGOES-4September 9, 1980, 22:57Delta 3914CCAFS LC-17A135°WRetiredNovember 22, 1988[15]
GOES-EGOES-5May 22, 1981, 22:29Delta 3914CCAFS LC-17A75°WRetiredJuly 18, 1990[16]
GOES-FGOES-6April 28, 1983, 22:26Delta 3914CCAFS LC-17A136°W[17]RetiredJanuary 21, 1989[17]
GOES-GN/AMay 3, 1986, 22:18Delta 3914CCAFS LC-17A135°W (planned)N/AFailed+71 secondsLaunch failure[18]
GOES-HGOES-7February 26, 1987, 23:05Delta 3914CCAFS LC-17A75°W, 98°W, 112°W, 135°W, 95°W, 175°WRetiredJanuary 1996[19]Reactivated as comsat for Peacesat from 1999-2012, moved to graveyard orbit April 12, 2012.[20]

Second generation

Built on a Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 spacecraft bus

GOES-IGOES-8April 13, 1994, 06:04Atlas ICCAFS LC-36B75°WMay 9, 1994RetiredMay 4, 2004[21]In graveyard orbit
GOES-JGOES-9May 23, 1995, 05:52Atlas ICCAFS LC-36B135°W, 155°EJune 19, 1995RetiredJune 14, 2007[22]In graveyard orbit
GOES-KGOES-10April 25, 1997, 05:49Atlas ICCAFS LC-36B135°W, 65°WMay 13, 1997Retired1 December 2009[23]In graveyard orbit
GOES-LGOES-11May 3, 2000, 07:07Atlas IIACCAFS SLC-36A135°WMay 17, 2000Retired16 December 2011[24]Retired, Drifting west
GOES-MGOES-12July 23, 2001, 07:23Atlas IIACCAFS SLC-36A60°WAugust 17, 2001RetiredAugust 16, 2013Operated 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-NGOES-13May 24, 2006, 22:11Delta IV-M+(4,2)CCAFS SLC-37B75°WJune 22, 2006StandbyReplaced by GOES-16 at GOES-East on December 18, 2017. Instruments were shut off on January 2, 2018 and began a drift to a storage position at 60 degrees west longitude, where it may take over GOES-South duties.[25]
GOES-OGOES-14June 27, 2009, 22:51Delta IV-M+(4,2)CCAFS SLC-37B105°W27 July 2009StandbyOn-orbit spare, was used to cover GOES-East imagery and moved into position following GOES-13 malfunction in 2012,[26] also activated to cover GOES-13 outage in mid-2013
GOES-PGOES-154 March 2010, 23:57Delta IV-M+(4,2)CCAFS SLC-37B89.5°W, 135°W7 April 2010Active[27]GOES-West
GOES-QNAN/ANot builtN/APlanned but not contracted[28]
Scheduled launches

Fourth generation (GOES-R Series)

Built on a Lockheed Martin A2100 spacecraft bus

GOES-RGOES-1619 November 2016, 23:42[29]Atlas V 541CCAFS SLC-4189.5°WJanuary 15, 2017 ActiveReplaced GOES-13 at GOES-East on December 18, 2017.[25][30]
GOES-SGOES-17March 1, 2018[31]Atlas V 541CCAFS SLC-4190.5°WActiveGOES-17 is scheduled to become the GOES-West operational satellite in late 2018[32]
GOES-T2020[33]EELVCCAFS
GOES-U2024[33]EELVCCAFS

References

  1. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "SMS 1, 2 / GOES 1, 2, 3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "GOES 4, 5, 6, G, 7". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  3. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "GOES 8, 9, 10, 11, 12". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  4. ↑ "GOES-NO/PQ Status". NASA. 2006-06-13. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  5. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "GOES N, O, P, Q". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  6. ↑ "GOES-NEWS". NASA. 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  7. ↑ "GOES-13 is America's New GOES-EAST Satellite". NASA. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  8. ↑ "GOES-16 to GOES-East Drift Plan". Satellite Liaison Blog. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  9. ↑ "GOES Spacecraft Status Main Page". NOAA. Archived from the original on 2011-12-27. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  10. 1 2 "GOES-R Mission Overview". GOES-R Program Office. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  11. ↑ "GOES Flyout Schedule". NOAA Satellite and Information Service. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  12. ↑ "GOES-1". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-05-12. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  13. 1 2 "GOES-2". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  14. 1 2 "GOES-3". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  15. ↑ "GOES-4". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  16. ↑ "GOES-5". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  17. 1 2 "GOES-6". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  18. ↑ "GOES-G". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  19. ↑ "GOES-7". ESE 40th Anniversary. NASA. 1999-04-22. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  20. ↑ "NOAA retires GOES-7 after 25 years as a weather and communications satellite". NOAA News. NOAA. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  21. ↑ "GOES-8 STATUS". NASA. 2004-04-15. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  22. ↑ "GOES-9 STATUS". NASA. 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  23. ↑ "NOAA Deactivates GOES-10 after 12 Years of Tracking Storms". NOAA. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  24. ↑ "GOES-11 Status Page". NOAA. Archived from the original on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  25. 1 2 Clark, Stephen (20 December 2017). "NOAA's GOES-16 weather satellite declared operational". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  26. ↑ Clark, Stephen (2 October 2012). "NOAA moves spare satellite in position over Atlantic". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  27. ↑ "GOES-15 Status Page". NOAA. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  28. ↑ Dennis Chesters (28 April 2016). "GOES News". The Daily Planet. NASA NOAA GOES Project. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  29. ↑ "GOES-R". Countdown to GOES-R Launch. GOES-R Series Program Office. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  30. ↑ Hille, Karl (2017-01-23). "GOES-16 Sends First Images to Earth". NASA. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  31. ↑ "GOES-R Series Satellites: GOES-R (now GOES-16) and GOES-S! | NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)". www.nesdis.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  32. ↑ "GOES-R Series Fact Sheet" (PDF). December 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  33. 1 2 Ray, Justin (24 October 2016). "GOES-R weather satellite's ride to space being stacked at Cape Canaveral". Spaceflight Now.
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