Topic: GOES-19 Drift to 75.2°W 

Date/Time Issued: March 4, 2025 1758 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All GOES-19 Products

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 21, 2025 0600 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: April 1, 2025 0500 UTC

Length of Impact: 10 days

Details/Specifics of Change:

GOES-19 will drift from the checkout location of 89.5°W to the GOES-East station location of 75.2°W between March 21, 2025 and April 1, 2025. During this drift, the GOES-19 GRB will be turned off. Upon arrival to 75.2°W on April 1, 2025, the GOES-19 instruments will resume data collection and the X-Band and L-Band downlinks will be turned on. GRB will not be turned on until after the GOES-East declaration.

Web Site(s) for applicable information: https://www.goes-r.gov/users/transitionToOperations19.html

Contact Information for Further Information: Please email User Services at spsd.userservices@noaa.gov