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 14	On-Orbit Storage	BLUE
GOES 16	Operational East	GREEN
GOES 17	On-Orbit Storage	BLUE
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 In-Situ Suite	GREEN
SUVI	Solar Ultraviolet Imager	GREEN
EXIS	Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors	GREEN
MAG	Magnetometer	YELLOW
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
Electrical Power	Electrical Power	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
Electrical Power	Electrical Power	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-17 Spacecraft Status Summary

Spacecraft Letter:   S	Operational Date:   2/12/2019
Launch Date:   3/1/2018
Spacecraft Location:  104.7 West	Operational Status:  On-Orbit Storage
Notes: GOES-17 has been commanded to on-orbit storage at 104.7 W on March 14, 2023.

Payload Instruments Status:

Instrument	Description	Status
ABI	Advanced Baseline Imager	YELLOW
SEISS	Space Environment In-Situ Suite	GREEN
SUVI	Solar Ultraviolet Imager	GREEN
EXIS	Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors	GREEN
MAG	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
Electrical Power	Electrical Power	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 is in normal mode as GOES Backup GOES-14 has been commanded to storage mode at 108.2 W longitude on February 3, 2023.

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 October 3, 2024.