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* GOES 3, launched on June 16, 1978, used as a communications relay for the South Pole research station.
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* GOES 11, launched on May 3, 2000, decommissioned on December 16, 2011
* BEAT GOES ON ( 3 / 26 / 2003 )
GOES and launched
The GOES N satellite was launched on a Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 37 | SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Before being launched, GOES satellites are designated by letters (- A ,-B ,-C ...).
Once a GOES satellite is launched successfully, it is redesignated with a number (- 1 ,-2 ,-3 ...).
* GOES 1, launched on October 16, 1975, decommissioned
* GOES 2, launched on June 16, 1977, decommissioned
* GOES 4, launched on September 9, 1980, decommissioned
* GOES 5, launched on May 22, 1981, deactivated on July 18, 1990
* GOES 6, launched on April 28, 1983, decommissioned
* GOES 7, launched April 28, 1987, used as a communications satellite by Peacesat
* GOES 8, launched on April 13, 1994, decommissioned
* GOES 9, launched on May 23, 1995, decommissioned on June 15, 2007
* GOES 10, launched on April 25, 1997, decommissioned on December 2, 2009
* GOES 12, launched on July 23, 2001, providing coverage for South America
* GOES 13, launched on May 24, 2006, currently out of service
* GOES 14, launched on June 27, 2009, in operation as GOES East
* GOES 15, launched on March 4, 2010, in operation as GOES West starting December 14, 2011
* 1975-The first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES, was launched into orbit.
* The first of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite ( GOES ) series, GOES 1, was launched by the United States and placed in geosynchronous orbit over the Indian Ocean to gather meteorological data.
GOES and on
Also, most populated areas on Earth are now visible from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites ( GOES ), which aid in the nowcasting of tornadic storms.
Solar flares are classified as A, B, C, M or X according to the peak flux ( in watts per square meter, W / m < sup > 2 </ sup >) of 100 to 800 picometer X-rays near Earth, as measured on the GOES spacecraft.
Designed to operate in geostationary orbit, 35, 790 km ( 22, 240 statute miles ) above the earth, thereby remaining stationary with respect to a point on the ground, the advanced GOES I – M spacecraft continuously view the continental United States, neighboring environs of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and Central, South America and southern Canada.
* GOES Operations on NOAA website
GOES and used
In addition, the GOES satellites carry Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon ( EPIRB ) and Emergency Locator Transmitter ( ELT ) receivers, which are used for search-and-rescue purposes by the U. S. Air Force Rescue Coordination Center.
A magnetometer can also be used by satellites like GOES to measure both the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field of a planet or moon.
GOES and for
The National Weather Service ( NWS ) uses the GOES system for its United States weather monitoring and forecasting operations, and scientific researchers use the data to better understand land, atmosphere, ocean, and climate interactions.
Four GOES satellites are currently available for operational use:
The GOES I – M series of spacecraft are the principal observational platforms for covering such dynamic weather events and the near-earth space environment for the 1990s and into the 21st century.
GOES spacecraft also provide a platform for the Solar X-Ray Imager ( SXI ), and space environment monitoring ( SEM ) instruments.
Ambigram | Invertible GOES logo designed for Space Systems / Loral by Scott Kim
GOES-14 is in on-orbit storage, and will be able to be activated for duty if another GOES satellite is decommissioned.
* GOES S, scheduled for launch in 2017
* LM / SAIC / IBM partnership announced for GOES
Spacecraft with instruments whose primary purpose is to provide data for space weather predictions and applications include the GOES series of spacecraft, the POES series, the DMSP series, and the Meteosat series.
Designs for ISAT ( military orbital radar demonstrator ), for additional GOES satellites ( meteorology ), and for other spacecraft, are currently being developed and proposed.
Ambigram | Invertible GOES logo designed for Space Systems / Loral by Scott Kim
GOES and research
The Geostationary Satellite system ( GOES ), operated by the United States National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service ( NESDIS ), supports weather forecasting, severe storm tracking, and meteorology research.
GOES and station
Data is received via the NOAA Command and Data Acquisition ground station at Wallops Island, Virginia The GOES satellites are controlled from the Satellite Operations Control Center ( SOCC ) located in Suitland, Maryland.
Data access to the station is provided by access via NASA's TDRS-F1, Marisat, LES 9, GOES & Iridium satellite constellation.
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* Robert S. Walker and Samuel C. Patterson, OKLAHOMA GOES WET: THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ( McGraw-Hill Book Co. Eagleton Institute Rutgers University 1960 ).
The GOES system uses geosynchronous satellites which — since the launch of SMS-1 in 1974 — have been a basic element of U. S. weather monitoring and forecasting.
* GOES 14 is designated GOES-East due to technical difficulties with GOES-13.
* GOES 15 is designated GOES-West, currently located at 135 ° W over the Pacific Ocean.
Several GOES satellites are still in orbit, either inactive or re-purposed.
It joins GOES 8 and 9 which are already in graveyard orbits.
GOES 15 was moved to 135 ° W as GOES West.
These advanced spacecraft enhance the capability of the GOES system to continuously observe and measure meteorological phenomena in real time, providing the meteorological community and atmospheric scientists greatly improved observational and measurement data of the Western Hemisphere.
The GOES 13-15 series also have a sun-pointed extreme ultraviolet sensor.
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