GOES-17
GOES-17 (designated pre-launch as GOES-S) is an environmental satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The satellite is second in the four-satellite GOES-R series (GOES-16, -17, -T, and -U). GOES-17 supports the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system, providing multi-spectral imaging for weather forecasts and meteorological and environmental research. The satellite was built by Lockheed Martin, based on the A2100A platform, and expected to have a useful life of 15 years (10 years operational after five years of standby as an on-orbit replacement). GOES-17 is intended to deliver high-resolution visible and infrared imagery and lightning observations of more than half the globe.
Processing of GOES-S at Astrotech Space Operations Facility | |||||||||||||||
| Names | GOES-S | ||||||||||||||
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| Mission type | Weather and meteorology | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | NOAA / NASA | ||||||||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 2018-022A | ||||||||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 43226 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | goes-r | ||||||||||||||
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 6 years, 1 month, 7 days (elapsed) | ||||||||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||||||
| Spacecraft type | GOES-R Series | ||||||||||||||
| Bus | A2100A | ||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin | ||||||||||||||
| Launch mass | 5,192 kg (11,446 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Dry mass | 2,857 kg (6,299 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 6.1 × 5.6 × 3.9 m (20 × 18 × 13 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Power | 4 kW | ||||||||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||||||||
| Launch date | 1 March 2018, 22:02 UTC | ||||||||||||||
| Rocket | Atlas V 541 (AV-077) | ||||||||||||||
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-41 | ||||||||||||||
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance | ||||||||||||||
| Entered service | 12 February 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit | ||||||||||||||
| Regime | Geostationary orbit | ||||||||||||||
| Longitude | 137.3° West | ||||||||||||||
| Slot | GOES-West | ||||||||||||||
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GOES-S insignia mission | |||||||||||||||
The satellite was launched on 1 March 2018 and reached geostationary orbit on 12 March 2018. In May 2018, during the satellite's testing phase after launch, a problem was discovered with its primary instrument, the Advanced Baseline Imager (see Malfunctions, below). GOES-17 became operational as GOES-West on 12 February 2019. In June 2021, NOAA announced that due to the cooling problem with the satellite's main imager, GOES-T would replace the GOES-17 in an operational role "as soon as possible". GOES-T launched on March 1, 2022.