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GOES (Weather)

GEO35,786 kmWeather Observation
TRACKING6 of 4 satellites
ALTITUDE35786 km
ORBITGEO
LIVE
18LAUNCHES
GEOORBIT
35,786 kmALTITUDE
Weather ObservationPURPOSE
Oct 1975FIRST LAUNCH
MASS5,192 kg
ALTITUDE35786 km
ORBIT TYPEGEO
COUNTRYUnited States

GOES (Weather) is a weather observation satellite operated by NOAA. It operates in GEO orbit at 35786 km altitude. 18 deployment launches are tracked on Space Launch Live.

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system is the United States’ primary weather satellite constellation, operated by NOAA. GOES satellites in geostationary orbit provide continuous monitoring of weather, severe storms, and space weather over the Western Hemisphere. The latest GOES-R series features the Advanced Baseline Imager with 16 spectral channels.

Mass5,192 kg (11,448 lbs)
Altitude35786 km (22,236 mi)
OrbitGEO