EO·Atlas
GOES-17
GOES-17 (originally GOES-S) is a NOAA geostationary meteorological satellite, the second of the GOES-R Series, launched on 2018-03-01.[1][2] It served as the operational GOES West satellite until it was replaced by GOES-18 on 2023-01-04 and is now held in a backup/stand-by role at 89.5 degrees West.[1][2] GOES-17 carries the same six instrument suite as the other GOES-R Series spacecraft: the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM), Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI), Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS), Space Environment In Situ Suite (SEISS), and a magnetometer (MAG).[3] During its GOES West service period, GOES-17 observed the Americas, Pacific Ocean, and adjacent ocean regions, providing atmospheric motion vectors, optical transient detection for lightning mapping, thermal anomaly detection for wildfire monitoring, and magnetometry for space-weather monitoring.[4][5][6] Note that GOES-17's ABI experienced a cooling system anomaly after launch that limited some infrared channel availability during certain periods, though the spacecraft was maintained in operational service.[1] The WMO OSCAR record status lists GOES-17 as stand-by; whether each instrument is actively collecting during the backup role is not detailed in public status pages.[2]
All fields
| current status | Operational |
| operator | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
| launch vehicle | Ula Atlas V |
| Launched | 2018-03-01 |
| orbit type | Geostationary orbit, 35786 km; backup at 89.5 W per WMO |
| swath km | 18000 |
| revisit days | 0.0035 |
| tasking supported | No |
| archive depth years | 8 |
| current geographic priority | Americas, Pacific, and adjacent ocean regions during GOES-West service; backup after 2023 replacement |
Supply chain position
- [1]NCEI GOES-R Series overview and operational historyagency doc2026-06-14
- [2]WMO OSCAR satellite record: GOES-17community2026-06-14
- [3]GOES-R Series instruments overviewagency doc2026-06-14
- [4]GOES-R Series data products overviewagency doc2026-06-14
- [5]GOES-R Series Advanced Baseline Imageragency doc2026-06-14
- [6]NOAA NESDIS Geostationary Lightning Mapperagency doc2026-06-14
How to cite this page
Plain text
GOES-17. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V. https://eo-atlas.org/missions/goes-17 (CC BY 4.0)
BibTeX
@misc{eoatlas:missions:goes-17,
title = {GOES-17},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
url = {https://eo-atlas.org/missions/goes-17}
}