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  2. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - Wikipedia

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    The launch of GOES-N, which was renamed GOES-13 after attaining orbit. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), operated by the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service division, supports weather forecasting, severe storm tracking, and meteorology research.

  3. GOES-17 - Wikipedia

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    GOES-17 is intended to deliver high-resolution visible and infrared imagery and lightning observations of more than half the globe. [7] The satellite was launched on 1 March 2018 [3] and reached geostationary orbit on 12 March 2018. [8]

  4. List of satellites in geosynchronous orbit - Wikipedia

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    As of July 2023, the website UCS Satellite Database lists 6,718 known satellites. Of these, 580 are listed in the database as being at GEO. The website provides a spreadsheet containing details of all the satellites, which can be downloaded. Listings are from west to east (decreasing longitude in the Western Hemisphere and increasing longitude ...

  5. List of Earth observation satellites - Wikipedia

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    Earth observation satellite missions developed by the ESA as of 2019. Earth observation satellites are Earth-orbiting spacecraft with sensors used to collect imagery and measurements of the surface of the earth. These satellites are used to monitor short-term weather, long-term climate change, natural disasters.

  6. GOES-16 - Wikipedia

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    GOES-16 serves as the operational geostationary weather satellite in the GOES East position at 75.2°W, providing a view centered on the Americas. GOES-16 provides high spatial and temporal resolution imagery of the Earth through 16 spectral bands at visible and infrared wavelengths using its

  7. GOES 9 - Wikipedia

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    It was drawing more power than expected, and generating noise, visible in some of the images it returned. After the other wheel started developing the same problem in July, a decision was made to replace GOES-9 with the backup satellite, GOES-10. GOES-10 took over imagery at the end of July, and reached 135° West in August.

  8. Weather satellite - Wikipedia

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    GOES-16, a United States weather satellite of the meteorological-satellite service. A weather satellite or meteorological satellite is a type of Earth observation satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth. Satellites can be polar orbiting (covering the entire Earth asynchronously), or geostationary ...

  9. A breach in the perimeter fence, through which Israeli vehicles appeared to have entered Gaza, is clearly visible. Satellite imagery taken on Monday also showed several breaks in the border wall ...