Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-16) spacecraft
NOAA/NASA geostationary environmental satellite launched in 2016, operated as GOES East from 2017 and now maintained as the primary on-orbit backup for continuous weather, climate, ocean, and space-weather monitoring.
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Identity
- Aliases
- GOES-16GOES-RGOES RGOES-16 satelliteGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R
- Family Name
- GOES-16/GOES-R
- Full Name
- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-16) spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryearth_observationresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NOAA/NASA geostationary environmental satellite launched in 2016, operated as GOES East from 2017 and now maintained as the primary on-orbit backup for continuous weather, climate, ocean, and space-weather monitoring.
- First Flight Year
- 2,016
Links
- Official Url
- https://goes-r.noaa.gov/mission/mission.html
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:46:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:46:12 UTC