+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds   + Podcasts   + Opportunities Previous Animation Next Animation NOAA-N Prime and GOES-O in Orbit Animation Since 1960, NOAA has operated a fleet of Polar-orbiting Environmental Satellites called POES, complimented by the higher altitude (36,000km) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES). The stationary GOES satellites give a constant view from two points in space, while the polar-orbiting NOAA-N Prime circles the Earth at a lower altitude (860km) once every 102 minutes. These two systems provide continuous data about the global atmosphere.    Animation showing the orbit paths for both the GOES and POES spacecraft. Duration: 24.0 seconds Available formats:   1280x720 (60 fps) Frames   320x180     PNG           243 KB   160x80       PNG           60 KB   80x40         PNG           15 KB   512x288 (60 fps) MPEG-1   8 MB   1280x720 (60 fps) MPEG-2   51 MB   640x360 (29.97 fps) WMV         1 MB   1280x720 (30 fps) MPEG-4   15 MB   640x360 (30 fps) MPEG-4   3 MB   1280x720 (30 fps) Frames How to play our movies Animation Number: 10372 Completed: 2009-01-21 Animator: Chris Meaney (HTSI) (Lead) Producer: Silvia Stoyanova (UMBC) Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: GOES   NOAA-N Prime/TIROS   NOAA-N Prime/SARSAT Keywords: DLESE >> Atmospheric science SVS >> Climate DLESE >> Geology SVS >> HDTV DLESE >> Human geography SVS >> Hurricane DLESE >> Natural hazards SVS >> Remote Sensing DLESE >> Structural geology SVS >> Volcano SVS >> Weather GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Solid Earth >> Volcanoes GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Tornados GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Fires SVS >> GOES SVS >> NOAA SVS >> Polar Spacecraft SVS >> POES     Please give credit for this item to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: Content Contact: Curator: