GOES Operational Status
Welcome to the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) spacecraft status page. This site provides up to date status information on each spacecraft and its various subsystems.
Spacecraft
Operational Status
Status
GOES-8 to 12
De-commissioned
RED
GOES 13
Transferred to Air Force
N/A
GOES 14
On-Orbit Storage
GREEN
GOES 15
On-Orbit Storage
GREEN
GOES 16
Operational East
GREEN
GOES 17
On-Orbit Storage
GREEN
GOES 18
Operational West
GREEN
GOES-East
GOES 16 Spacecraft Status Summary
Spacecraft Letter: R
Operational Date: 12/18/2017
Launch Date: 11/19/2016
Spacecraft Location: 75.2 West
Operational Status: Operation East
Notes: GOES-16 became GOES-East at 1730z on December 18, 2017.
Payload Instruments Status:
Instrument
Description
Status
ABI
Advanced Baseline Imager
GREEN
SEISS
Space Environment I-Situ Suite
GREEN
SUVI
Solar Ultraviolet Imager
GREEN
EXIS
EUV and X-ray Irradiance Sensors
GREEN
MAG
Magnetometer
YELLOW(1)
GLM
Geostationary Lightning Mapper
GREEN
Spacecraft Subsystem Status:
Subsystem
Description
Status
CD & H
Command Data & Handling
GREEN
GNC
Guidance Navigation Control
GREEN
EPS
Electrical Power Subsystem
GREEN
Propulsion
Propulsion
YELLOW
Mechanisms
Mechanisms
GREEN
Electrical Power
Electrical Power
GREEN
Thermal Control
Thermal Control
GREEN
Communications Payloads
Communications Payloads
GREEN
GOES-West
GOES-18 Spacecraft Status Summary
Spacecraft Letter: T
Operational Date: 1/4/2023
Launch Date: 3/1/2022
Spacecraft Location: 137.0 West
Operational Status: GOES-West
Notes: GOES-18 became GOES-WEST at 1800Z on January 4, 2023, replacing GOES-17.
Payload Instruments Status:
Instrument
Description
Status
ABI
Advanced Baseline Imager
GREEN
SEISS
Space Environment I-Situ Suite
GREEN
SUVI
Solar Ultraviolet Imager
GREEN
EXIS
EUV and X-ray Irradiance Sensors
GREEN
GMAG
Magnetometer
GREEN
GLM
Geostationary Lightning Mapper
GREEN
Spacecraft Subsystem Status:
Subsystem
Description
Status
CD & H
Command Data & Handling
GREEN
GNC
Guidance Navigation Control
GREEN
EPS
Electrical Power Subsystem
GREEN
Propulsion
Propulsion
GREEN
Mechanisms
Mechanisms
GREEN
Electrical Power
Electrical Power
GREEN
Thermal Control
Thermal Control
GREEN
Communications Payloads
Communications Payloads
GREEN
GOES-17 Spacecraft Status Summary
Spacecraft Letter: S
Operational Date: 2/12/2019
Launch Date: 3/1/2018
Spacecraft Location: 137.2 West
Operational Status: On-Orbit Storage
Notes: GOES-17 became GOES-WEST at 1800Z on February 12, 2019. GOES-15 continues to provide backup GOES-WEST data.
Payload Instruments Status:
Instrument
Description
Status
ABI
Advanced Baseline Imager
YELLOW
SEISS
Space Environment I-Situ Suite
GREEN
SUVI
Solar Ultraviolet Imager
GREEN
EXIS
EUV and X-ray Irradiance Sensors
GREEN
MAG
Magnetometer
GREEN
GLM
Geostationary Lightning Mapper
GREEN
Spacecraft Subsystem Status:
Subsystem
Description
Status
CD & H
Command Data & Handling
GREEN
GNC
Guidance Navigation Control
GREEN
EPS
Electrical Power Subsystem
GREEN
Propulsion
Propulsion
GREEN
Mechanisms
Mechanisms
GREEN
Electrical Power
Electrical Power
GREEN
Thermal Control
Thermal Control
GREEN
Communications Payloads
Communications Payloads
GREEN
GOES 15 Spacecraft Status Summary
Spacecraft Letter: P
Operational Date: 12/06/2011
Launch Date: 03/04/2010
AOCS Mode: Upright: Aug - Feb, Invert: Feb - Aug
Spacecraft Location: 128.0 West
Operational Status: On-Orbit Storage
Notes: GOES-15 arrived 128.0 W on 11/7/2018.
Subsystem Status:
Subsystem
Description
Status
ACS
Attitude Control System
YELLOW
COMM
Communication Subsystem
GREEN
IMAGER
Imager
GREEN
INR
Image Navigation and Registration
GREEN
POWER
Electrical Power Subsystem
GREEN
PROP
Propulsion
GREEN
SEM
Space Environment Monitor
GREEN
SOUNDER
Sounder
YELLOW
SXI
Solar X-Ray Imager
RED
TANDC
Telemetry and Command
GREEN
THERMAL
Thermal Control Subsystem
GREEN
GOES Links
Additional Links
Status Color
Meaning
GREEN
Operational (or capable of)
YELLOW
Operational with limitations (or Standby)
ORANGE
Operational with Degraded Performance
RED
Not Operational
BLUE
Functional,
Turned Off
BLANK
No Status Reported