Satellites Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite

1 satellites

1.1 operationally available
1.2 undergoing on-orbit testing
1.3 inactive or repurposed

satellites

goes-8, decommissioned united states weather satellite.


operationally available

three goes satellites available operational use.

goes-13 occupies goes-east position @ 75°w. satellite, designated goes-n before orbiting, launched delta iv rocket space launch complex 37b @ cape canaveral air force station in florida on 24 may 2006. underwent post-launch testing through 2007 before replacing goes-12 goes-east. goes-13 out of service temporarily 22 may 9 june 2013 because of technical difficulties caused micrometeroid collision. goes-13 scheduled relinquish goes-east position goes-16 on 14 december 2017, whereafter goes-13 placed storage orbit.

goes-14 in storage @ 105°w. launch of satellite, designated goes-o before orbiting, delayed several times. launched on 27 june 2009 space launch complex 37, piggybacking on delta iv rocket. underwent post-launch testing until december 2009 , placed in on-orbit storage. satellite part of goes-n series. goes-14 has been , activated should goes satellite suffer problem or decommissioned. temporarily designated goes-east because of technical difficulties goes-13 , moved towards goes-east location. after resolution of problems, goes-14 returned storage.

goes-15, designated goes-p before orbiting, launched on 4 march 2010, occupies goes-west position , located @ 135°w on pacific ocean.

undergoing on-orbit testing

goes-16, first goes-r series satellite, launched on 19 november 2016 , expected remain operational through december 2036. located in checkout position @ 89.5°w. on 30 november 2017, goes-16 scheduled begin drift maneuver move goes-east position @ 75°w, arriving there on 11 december. after calibration period, satellite resume operations goes-east. current goes-east satellite, goes-13, begin move on 2 january storage location @ 60°w, arriving on 22 january.

inactive or repurposed

several goes satellites still in orbit either inactive or have been re-purposed.

although goes-3 ceased used weather operations in 1989, spent on 20 years critical part of communications between u.s. , amundsen–scott south pole station before being decommissioned in 2016. geostationary satellites expend fuel keep stationary on equator, , cannot ordinarily seen poles. when fuel depleted, solar , lunar perturbations increase satellite s inclination ground track begins describe analemma (a figure-8 in north-south direction). ends satellite s primary mission. however, when inclination high enough satellite may begin rise above polar horizons @ extremes of figure-8, case goes-3. nine-meter dish constructed @ station, , communication satellite obtained 5 hours per day. data rates around 2.048 megabytes/second (bi-directional) under optimum conditions.

goes-8, designated goes-i before orbiting, goes-east satellite when in operation. in parking orbit , drifting westerly @ rate of 4 degrees daily. decommissioned on 1 april 2003 , deactivated on 5 may 2004 after failure of propulsion system.

goes-10, designated goes-k before orbiting, decommissioned on 2 december 2009 , boosted graveyard orbit. no longer had fuel required maneuvers keep on station.

goes-11, designated goes-l before orbiting, had partial failure on 6 december 2011. decommissioned on 16 december 2011 , boosted graveyard orbit.

goes-12, designated goes-m before orbiting, decommissioned on 16 august 2013 , boosted graveyard orbit.