Friday, April 11, 2025

New US GOES-19 Weather Satellite Begins Operations as GOES East | NOAA

New US GOES-19 Weather Satellite Begins Operations as GOES East | NOAA

NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite, the latest and final satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series, officially began operations as GOES East today. This milestone comes after its June 25, 2024, launch and subsequent post-launch testing of its instruments, systems and data. 

GOES-19 replaces GOES-16 as GOES East, positioned 22,236 miles above the equator at 75.2 degrees west longitude. GOES-16 will now become a backup for NOAA’s operational geostationary constellation, maintaining its operational readiness for future use, if needed.


Video Credits: NOAA, NASA, the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
Duration: 2 minutes
Release Date: April 7, 2025

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