Update #1: This is a two week reminder of the declaration of GOES-19 as the GOES-East Operational Satellite on April 4, 2025 

Topic: Declaration of GOES-19 as the GOES-East Operational Satellite on April 4, 2025 at 1510 UTC

Date/Time Issued: March 21, 2025 1704 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All GOES-East Products and Services

Date/Time of Initial Impact: April 4, 2025 1510 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: N/A

Length of Impact: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

On April 4, 2025 at 1510 UTC, the GOES-19 satellite will be declared the Operational GOES-East satellite. Until that transition date and during this final period of Post Launch Product Testing (PLPT), GOES-19 products are considered non-operational regardless of their validation maturity level. All products and services (e.g., GRB, HRIT/EMWIN, DCS, AWIPS, PDA, CLASS, NODD) for GOES-East will be transitioned to GOES-19 data. GOES-19 will operate out of the GOES-East location of 75.2°W starting on April 1, 2025 and through the operational transition. 

Shortly following the transition of GOES-19 to GOES-East, all data distribution from GOES-16 will be turned off. GOES-16 will commence drifting to the storage location at 104.7°W.

GOES-19 imagery can be viewed at: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/index.php

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

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