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:
Meaning
Operational
Operational with Limitation
Operational with Degradation
Non-Operational
Functional (Off)
Status
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
Blue
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