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GOES 18

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Earth ObservationGEOCOSPAR 2022-021ALaunched 3/1/2022
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
GOES T
Launch Vehicle
Atlas V 541 G
Launch Date
3/1/2022
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
GEO
Altitude
35,786.5 km
Inclination
0.02 deg
Dry Mass
2,857 kg
Total Mass
5,209 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Earth Observation
Payload Category
MET
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Registry
COSPAR ID
2022-021A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1058
Track
Mentions
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After NOAA’s new GOES-18 became operational in January 2023 and congressional approval for the transfer was received in June, the Space Force accepted GOES-15 and re-designated the satellite EWS-G2.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 26, 2023U.S. Space Force Accepts Second Geostationary Weather Satellite from NOAA
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NOAA turned over GOES-15 to the military after GOES-18 became operational and Congress approved the transfer.

RelationshipsLegalValue 4.0Sep 23, 2023Space Force gets another weather satellite from NOAA

GOES-18 launched on 2022-03-01.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Jan 10, 2023NOAA declares GOES-18 operational ahead of schedule

NOAA declared the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-18 fully operational as GOES West.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Jan 10, 2023NOAA declares GOES-18 operational ahead of schedule

GOES-18 was launched in March and replaced GOES-17 as one of NOAA’s two primary geostationary satellites.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Jan 9, 2023NOAA declares GOES-18 operational ahead of schedule

The primary instrument on GOES-18 is the Advanced Baseline Imager built by L3Harris.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 9, 2023NOAA declares GOES-18 operational ahead of schedule

NOAA shared imagery from the GOES-18 Advanced Baseline Imager with GOES West data customers from 2022-08-01 to 2022-09-08 and from 2022-10-13 to 2022-11-16.

CapabilityValue 3.0Jan 9, 2023NOAA declares GOES-18 operational ahead of schedule

NOAA provided GOES-18 ABI data to GOES West data users from 2022-08-01 to 2022-09-08, and from 2022-10-13 to 2022-11-16, through a data interleave with GOES-17 products.

GeneralPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 5, 2023NOAA’s GOES-18 now GOES West and fully operational with L3Harris’ Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) aboard

GOES-18 was launched on 2022-03-01.

PlanValue 4.5Jan 5, 2023NOAA’s GOES-18 now GOES West and fully operational with L3Harris’ Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) aboard

GOES-17 will be moved to a central location between GOES East and GOES West to serve as a backup for the operational constellation now that GOES-18 is operating as GOES West.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 5, 2023NOAA’s GOES-18 now GOES West and fully operational with L3Harris’ Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) aboard

The GOES-R Series Program includes GOES-R (GOES-16, launched in 2016), GOES-S (GOES-17, launched in 2018), GOES-T (GOES-18), and GOES-U which is scheduled to launch in 2024.

PlanGeneralValue 3.8Jan 5, 2023NOAA’s GOES-18 now GOES West and fully operational with L3Harris’ Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) aboard

GOES-18 replaces GOES-17 as GOES West at a location 22,380 km above the equator over the Pacific Ocean.

PlanValue 4.2Jan 5, 2023NOAA’s GOES-18 now GOES West and fully operational with L3Harris’ Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) aboard

NOAA launched the GOES-18 satellite in March and GOES-18 will be used to track and forecast tropical cyclones and other storms in the Pacific Ocean.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.2May 18, 2022NOAA Is Predicting A Below-Normal 2022 Central Pacific Hurricane Season

The GOES-18 ABI captured a full disk GeoColor image on 2022-05-05.

CapabilityValue 3.5May 12, 2022L3Harris High-Resolution Weather Imager Captures First Image From Space

GOES-18 reached geostationary orbit on 2022-03-14 and was previously designated GOES-T.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 12, 2022L3Harris High-Resolution Weather Imager Captures First Image From Space

The ABI onboard GOES-18 will provide advanced severe weather information every 30 seconds.

CapabilityValue 4.5May 12, 2022L3Harris High-Resolution Weather Imager Captures First Image From Space

The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) onboard GOES-18 was built by L3Harris Technologies.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0May 12, 2022L3Harris High-Resolution Weather Imager Captures First Image From Space

The ABI onboard GOES-18 provides imagery using 16 spectral bands.

CapabilityValue 4.0May 12, 2022L3Harris High-Resolution Weather Imager Captures First Image From Space

GOES-T will be renamed GOES-18 when it reaches geostationary orbit.

PlanValue 3.0Mar 2, 2022NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite Launched To Orbit By United Launch Alliance

GOES-18 will initially be checked out at 89.5 degrees west in geostationary orbit.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Mar 1, 2022Atlas 5 launches GOES-T weather satellite