BackForward Satellite: GOES-14 

Satellite details
Acronym GOES-14
Full name Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 14
Satellite Description
  • 7th flight unit of the GOES 2nd generation programme.
  • Main mission: operational meteorology.
  • Substantial contribution to space weather.
Mass at launch 3210 kg Dry mass 1540 kg
Power 2300 W
Data access link http://www.goes.noaa.gov/
Data access information
  • Near-real time availability of pre-processed IMAGER and SOUNDER data in the GVAR format by the PDR and LRIT links to user stations.
  • Near-real time availability of SXI and SEM (MAG, EPS, HEPAD and XRS) and diagnostic data by MDL. 
  • Near-real-time availability of EMWIN-N information.
  • DCP messages through ground lines.
  • Alert messages of GEOS&R to LUT in real time.
  • Note: No single webpage provides data access details for GOES Level 1 data, the link given here provides access to GOES images in graphical format.
Orbit Geostationary orbit Altitude 35786 km
Longitude 105° W

 

Space agency NOAA , NASA
Status Stand-by
Details on Status
(as available)
  • Initially stored in back-up position at 105°W
  • From 23 Sept to 19 Oct 2012, moved at towards 75°W to back-up GOES-13, stopped at 89.5°W after GOES-13 service recovery
  • From 19 Dec 2012 to 6 Feb 2013, moved back towards 105°W at 0.34 degrees/day.
  • Activated as back-up for GOES-13 for a couple of weeks starting from 23 May 2013, keeping the 105°W position.
  • In nominal configuration as "hot" stand-by since 13 February 2013.
Launch 27 Jun 2009 EOL ≥2021
Last update: 2021-09-17
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on GOES-14

Acronym Full name
GEOS&R Geostationary Search and Rescue
SEM/MAG SEM / Magnetometer
SOUNDER GOES Sounder
SXI Solar X-ray Imager
SEM/EPS SEM / Energetic Particles Sensor
SEM/HEPAD SEM / High Energy Proton and Alpha Particles Detector
SEM/XRS-EUV SEM / X-Ray Sensor - Extreme Ultra-Violet Sensor
DCIS Data Collection and Interrogation Service
IMAGER GOES Imager
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite Field of View

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Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details
Service Dir or Mode Frequency Emission designator Bandwidth Polarisation D/A Data rate or Baseband Comments
CDA S-E 1676 MHz 5M20G9D 5000  kHz linear D 2620  kbps Raw data
CDA S-E 1676 MHz 5M20G7DDX 5000  kHz linear D 2620  kbps Raw data
PDR E-S 2027.7 MHz 4M22G9D 4000  kHz linear D 2110  kbps Processed images/soundings
PDR E-S 2027.7 MHz 4M22G1DBN 4000  kHz linear D 2110  kbps Processed images/soundings
PDR S-E 1685.7 MHz 4M22G9D 4000  kHz linear D 2110  kbps Processed images/soundings
PDR S-E 1685.7 MHz 4M22G1DBN 4000  kHz linear D 2110  kbps Processed images/soundings
LRIT E-S 2033 MHz 586KG1DCN 660  kHz RHCP D 128  kbps Selected data
LRIT S-E 1691 MHz 586KG1DCN 660  kHz linear D 128  kbps Selected data
MDL S-E 1681.478 MHz 200K00G9D 200  kHz linear D 100  kbps Multiuse Data Link
MDL S-E 1681.478 MHz 400KG7DDX 400  kHz linear D 100  kbps Multiuse Data Link
DCPI E-S 2034.8875 MHz 11K0G1DCN 10  kHz RHCP D 2.4  kbps DCP interrogation
DCPI E-S 2034.9 MHz 11K0G1DCN 10  kHz RHCP D 2.4  kbps DCP interrogation
DCPI E-S 2034.9125 MHz 11K0G1DCN 10  kHz RHCP D 2.4  kbps DCP interrogation
DCPI S-E 468.8125 MHz 11K0G1DCN 10  kHz RHCP D 2.4  kbps DCP interrogation
DCPI S-E 468.825 MHz 11K0G1DCN 10  kHz RHCP D 2.4  kbps DCP interrogation
DCPI S-E 468.8375 MHz 11K0G1DCN 10  kHz RHCP D 2.4  kbps DCP interrogation
DCPR E-S 401.7 - 402.4 MHz 1K20G1DEN 1.2  kHz RHCP D 1.800  kbps DCP reports. Range for Regional: 401.7-402.1 MHz; for International: 402.0-402.4 MHz
DCPR E-S 401.7 - 402.4 MHz 300HG1DEN 0.3  kHz RHCP D 0.450  kbps DCP reports. Range for Regional: 401.7-402.1 MHz; for International: 402.0-402.4 MHz
DCPR E-S 401.7 - 402.4 MHz 400HG1DBN 0.4  kHz RHCP D 0.100  kbps DCP reports. Range for Regional: 401.7-402.1 MHz; for International: 402.0-402.4 MHz
DCPR S-E 1694.5 MHz 400K00G9D 150  kHz linear D 0.100  kbps DCP report relay
DCPR S-E 1694.8 MHz 400K00G9D 150  kHz linear D 0.100  kbps DCP report relay
DCPR S-E 1694.5 MHz 400KG7DBF 150  kHz linear D 0.300  kbps DCP report relay
DCPR S-E 1694.8 MHz 400KG7DBF 150  kHz linear D 0.300  kbps DCP report relay
DCPR S-E 1694.5 MHz 400KG7DEF 150  kHz linear D 1.200  kbps DCP report relay
DCPR S-E 1694.8 MHz 400KG7DEF 150  kHz linear D 1.200  kbps DCP report relay
GEOS & R E-S 406.025 MHz 3KG1D 3  kHz RHCP D 0.4  kbps Distress messages
GEOS & R E-S 406.028 MHz 3KG1D 3  kHz RHCP D 0.4  kbps Distress messages
GEOS & R S-E 1544.5 MHz 300K00G2D 200  kHz RHCP D 0.25  kbps Distress messages to LUT
GEOS & R S-E 1544.5 MHz 500KG7DBF 200  kHz RHCP D 0.25  kbps Distress messages to LUT
EMWIN-N E-S 2034.7 MHz 27K0G1DCN 25  kHz linear D 9.6  kbps Information
EMWIN-N S-E 1692.7 MHz 27K0G1DCN 25  kHz linear D 9.6  kbps Information
Command E-S 2034.2 MHz 34K00G7D 34  kHz RHCP D 2.0  kbps Commands
Command E-S 2034.2 MHz 2M00G7D 200  kHz RHCP D 2.0  kbps Commands
Command E-S 2034.2 MHz 64K00G9D 200  kHz RHCP D 2.0  kbps Commands
Command E-S 2034.2 MHz 36K0G2DBN 200  kHz RHCP D 2.0  kbps Commands
TM & Ranging S-E 2209.086 MHz 2M10G2DBN 500  kHz RHCP D 4.0  kbps Telemetry and ranging
TM & Ranging S-E 2209.086 MHz 2M00G3N 500  kHz RHCP D 4.0  kbps Telemetry and ranging
TM & Ranging S-E 2209.086 MHz 2M10G9W 500  kHz RHCP D 4.0  kbps Telemetry and ranging
Telemetry S-E 1694 MHz 4K00G9D 2  kHz RHCP D 4.0  kbps Telemetry
Telemetry S-E 1694 MHz 16K0G1DBN 16  kHz RHCP D 4.0  kbps Telemetry