.png) Artistic rendering of GOES-U once deployed | |
| Names | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Earth weather forecasting |
| Operator | NOAA / NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-119A |
| SATCAT no. | 60133 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 330 days, 48 minutes (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | A2100 |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 5,000 kg (11,023 lb) |
| Dry mass | 2,925 kg (6,449 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 June 2024, 21:26 UTC[2] (5:26 pm EDT) |
| Rocket | Falcon Heavy |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Entered service | 7 April 2025 [1] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 75.2° west (planned)[3] |
| Semi-major axis | 41,845 km (26,001 mi)[4] |
| Eccentricity | 0.0045031[4] |
| Perigee altitude | 35,286.4 km (21,926.0 mi)[4] |
| Apogee altitude | 35,663.3 km (22,160.1 mi)[4] |
| Inclination | 0.1204°[2] |
| Period | 24 hours[4] |
| Epoch | July 12, 2024 |
 GOES-U mission insignia | |
GOES-19 (designated GOES-U prior to reaching geostationary orbit) is a weather satellite, the fourth and last of the GOES-R series of satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The GOES-R series will extend the availability of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system until 2036. The satellite is built by Lockheed Martin, based on the A2100 platform.[5][6] The satellite was placed into service as the GOES-East position and GOES-16 was stored as backup on April 7th, 2025.[7]
- ^ "OSPO Administrative Message declaring GOES 19 Operational". NOAA Office of Satellites And Product Operations Satellite Alert Messages. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ a b Garofalo, Meredith (25 June 2024). "Powerful GOES-U weather satellite launches to orbit atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket". space.com.
- ^ "NOAA's GOES-U Reaches Geostationary Orbit, Now Designated GOES-19". NESDIS. NOAA. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d e n2yo.com. "GOES-19 (GOES-U)". Retrieved 14 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "GOES-R, S, T, U Spacecraft Overview". Spaceflight101. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Andrews, Hillary (27 March 2024). "GOES-U weather satellite to launch June 25 after leak causes delay". FOX Weather. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "NOAA's GOES-19 satellite now operational, providing critical new data to forecasters". NOAA.gov. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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