GOES Performance 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.

Below are the color designations for each satellite status:

Spacecraft	Operational Status	Status
GOES-19	Operational East	GREEN
GOES-18	Operational West	GREEN
GOES-16	On-Orbit Storage	BLUE
GOES-17	On-Orbit Storage	BLUE
GOES-14	On-Orbit Storage	BLUE

GOES-East

GOES-19 Spacecraft Status Summary

Spacecraft Letter:   U	Operational Date:   4/7/2025
Launch Date:   6/24/2024
Spacecraft Location:  75.2W	Operational Status:  GOES-East
Notes: GOES-19 became GOES-EAST on April 7th, 2025 at 1500 UTC, replacing GOES-16.

Payload Instruments Status:

Instrument	Description	Status
ABI	Advanced Baseline Imager	GREEN
SEISS	Space Environment In-Situ Suite	GREEN
SUVI	Solar Ultraviolet Imager	GREEN
EXIS	Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors	GREEN
GMAG	Magnetometer	GREEN
GLM	Geostationary Lightning Mapper	GREEN
CCOR	Compact Coronagraph	GREEN

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users

Spacecraft Subsystem Status:

Subsystem	Description	Status
C & DH	Command & Data Handling	GREEN
GNC	Guidance, Navigation and Control	GREEN
EPS	Electrical Power Subsystem	GREEN
Propulsion	Propulsion	GREEN
Mechanisms	Mechanisms	GREEN
Thermal Control	Thermal Control	GREEN
Communications Payloads	Communications Payloads	GREEN

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users

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 In-Situ Suite	GREEN
SUVI	Solar Ultraviolet Imager	GREEN
EXIS	Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors	GREEN
GMAG	Magnetometer	GREEN
GLM	Geostationary Lightning Mapper	GREEN

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users

Spacecraft Subsystem Status:

Subsystem	Description	Status
C & DH	Command & Data Handling	GREEN
GNC	Guidance, Navigation and Control	GREEN
EPS	Electrical Power Subsystem	GREEN
Propulsion	Propulsion	GREEN
Mechanisms	Mechanisms	GREEN
Thermal Control	Thermal Control	GREEN
Communications Payloads	Communications Payloads	GREEN

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users

On-Orbit Storage

GOES-16 Spacecraft Status Summary

Spacecraft Letter:   R	Operational Date:   12/18/2017
Launch Date:   11/19/2016
Spacecraft Location:  104.7 West (location as of June 2025)	Operational Status:  On-Orbit Storage
Notes:  GOES-16 has replaced GOES-17 and GOES-14 (tandem) as the "GOES-BACKUP" satellite should GOES-18 or -19 need replacement on June 12, 2025.

Payload Instruments Status:

Instrument	Description	Status
ABI	Advanced Baseline Imager	BLUE
SEISS	Space Environment In-Situ Suite	BLUE
SUVI	Solar Ultraviolet Imager	BLUE
EXIS	Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors	BLUE
MAG	Magnetometer	YELLOW
GLM	Geostationary Lightning Mapper	BLUE

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users

Spacecraft Subsystem Status:

Subsystem	Description	Status
C & DH	Command & Data Handling	GREEN
GNC	Guidance, Navigation and Control	GREEN
EPS	Electrical Power Subsystem	GREEN
Propulsion	Propulsion	GREEN *
Mechanisms	Mechanisms	GREEN
Thermal Control	Thermal Control	GREEN
Communications Payloads	Communications Payloads	GREEN

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users

GOES-17 Spacecraft Status Summary

Spacecraft Letter:   S	Operational Date:   2/12/2019
Launch Date:   3/1/2018
Spacecraft Location:  104.4 West	Operational Status:  On-Orbit Storage
Notes: GOES-17 will be moved to 89.5W after GOES-16 relieves its position at 104.7W in July 2025.

Payload Instruments Status:

Instrument	Description	Status
ABI	Advanced Baseline Imager	YELLOW
SEISS	Space Environment In-Situ Suite	BLUE
SUVI	Solar Ultraviolet Imager	BLUE
EXIS	Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors	BLUE
MAG	Magnetometer	BLUE
GLM	Geostationary Lightning Mapper	BLUE

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users

Spacecraft Subsystem Status:

Subsystem	Description	Status
C & DH	Command & Data Handling	GREEN
GNC	Guidance, Navigation and Control	GREEN *
EPS	Electrical Power Subsystem	GREEN
Propulsion	Propulsion	GREEN
Mechanisms	Mechanisms	GREEN
Thermal Control	Thermal Control	GREEN
Communications Payloads	Communications Payloads	GREEN

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users

GOES-14 Spacecraft Status Summary

Spacecraft Letter:   O	Operational Date:
Launch Date:   06/27/2009	ACS Mode:  Storge mode
Spacecraft Location:   108.2 West	Operational Status:  On-Orbit Storage
Notes:   GOES-14 has been designated a residual GEO asset as of June 12, 2025 and is no a backup satellite.

Payload Instruments Status:

Instrument	Description	Status
IMAGER	Imager	BLUE
SOUNDER	Sounder	BLUE
EPS	Energetic Particle Sensor	BLUE
MAGNETOMETERS	Magnetometers	GREEN
HEPAD	High Energy Proton and Alpha Detector	BLUE
XRS	X-Ray Sensor	BLUE
SXI	Solar X-Ray Imager	RED

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users

Subsystem Status:

Subsystem	Description	Status
AOC	Attitude and Orbit Control	GREEN
COMM	Communication Payloads	BLUE
EP	Electrical Power	GREEN
FIC	Fuel for Inclination Control	GREEN
PROP	Propulsion	GREEN
TCC	Telemetry, Command and Control	GREEN
MECH	Mechanics	GREEN
THERMAL	Thermal Control Subsystem	GREEN

* = Spacecraft Issue but No User Impact
** = Investigating Performance Issue which will Impact Users

Updated as of June 24th, 2025