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
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De-commissioned |
RED |
GOES 13
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Transferred to Air Force |
N/A |
GOES 14
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On-Orbit Storage |
GREEN |
GOES 15
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On-Orbit Storage |
GREEN |
GOES 16
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Operational East |
GREEN |
GOES 17
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On-Orbit Storage |
GREEN |
GOES 18
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Operational West |
GREEN |
GOES-East
GOES 16 Spacecraft Status Summary
Spacecraft Letter: R |
Operational Date: 12/18/2017 |
Launch Date: 11/19/2016 |
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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 |
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Spacecraft Location: 137.0 West |
Operational Status: GOES-West |
Notes: GOES-18 became GOES-WEST at 1800Z on January 4, 2023, replacing GOES-17.
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
A&OB |
Attitude and Orbit Control |
GREEN |
COMM |
Communication Payloads |
BLUE |
POWER |
Electrical Power |
Y/B |
EPS |
Energetic Particle Sensor |
GREEN |
FIC |
Fuel for Inclination Control |
GREEN |
FIC |
Fuel for Inclination Control |
GREEN |
HEPAD |
High Energy Proton and Alpha Detector |
BLUE |
IMAGER |
Imager |
BLUE |
MAGNET |
Magnetometers |
GREEN |
MECH |
Mechanisms |
GREEN |
PROP |
Propulsion |
GREEN |
SOUNDER |
Sounder |
Y/B |
SXI |
Solar X-Ray Imager |
BLUE |
TC&C |
Telemetry, Command, & Control |
GREEN |
THERMAL |
Thermal Control Subsystem |
GREEN |
XRS |
X-Ray Imager |
Y/B |
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Status Key
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 |
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