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
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