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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Earth from Orbit
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends on November 30, showcased near-normal… -
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To mark 50 years of GOES in orbit, NOAA is looking back at ten notable events captured by these… -
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NOAA satellites have witnessed some pretty extreme events, from massive wildfires and explosive… -
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The Shift Begins Before Sunrise and Continues After Sunset: How NOAA Satellite Operators and… -
Earth from Orbit
Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Mississippi coast. -
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A reanalysis of GOES-16 satellite data revealed a record-breaking lightning megaflash that… -
Earth from Orbit
Lightning is a dangerous weather hazard that poses a significant threat to life and property. It… -
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LightningCast uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict general locations where lightning is…