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Satellite Programme:
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 3rd generation
Programme details
Programme description
Series of operational meteorological satellites in geostationary orbit.
Follow-on of the GOES 2nd generation series. Main developments: much improved imager, lightning mapper; missing sounder.
Programme managed by NOAA with support from NASA for the space segment.
The platforms are actively stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time of the satellites is 11 years.
Two satellites at any time: GOES-East at 75°W and GOES-West at 137°W.
The replacement policy is based on one satellite in hot standby at 105°W as common backup.
See detailed description at http://www.goes-r.gov.
Data circulation
CDA (Command and Data Acquisition station) to receive all data transmitted in real-time. Main locations: Wallops Island (Virginia) and Fairmont (West Virginia) (backup).
GRB (GOES Re-Broadcast) to broadcast pre-processed images and data from the sounder and other instruments in near-real-time.
LRIT (Low Rate Information Transmission) to broadcast a selection of images.
DCIS (Data Collection and Interrogation Service) to relay messages from DCP (Data Collection Platform) either at fixed time or upon interrogation.
GEOS&R (Geostationary Search & Rescue) to relay emergency signals to Local User Terminals (LUT).
EMWIN-N (Emergency Managers Weather Information Network - N) to disseminate processed data.
Agencies
NOAA
, NASA
Programme lifetime
2016 - 2035
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational
, blue tag => planned
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 3rd generation
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 released
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 was released including new features related to Gap Analysis and satellite status information. With version 2.6 OSCAR/Space has a new URL; https://space.oscar.wmo.int . Please read more via the link here .