The following videos provide an overview of the GOES-R Series Program mission.
Note to screen reader and assistive technology users: each image/video is built into a panel that includes a number of elements for zoom and download control of the images. You will likely want to skip most elements except the image/panel title (h2 tag), the description (p tag). Other items of possible interest: There may be an optional button dropdown list that supplies links to various resolutions/versions of the images/video/media to view/download.The first spacecraft in a new series of NOAA advanced geostationary weather satellites launched into orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket November 19, 2016 at 6:42 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Once in geostationary orbit, GOES-R will be known as GOES-16 and will provide images of weather patterns and severe storms as regularly as every five minutes or as frequently as every 30 seconds. These images can be used to aid in weather forecasts, severe weather outlooks, watches and warnings, lightning conditions, maritime forecasts and aviation forecasts. Download Original Credit: NOAA
From the launch of Jason-3 and the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season, to SARSAT rescues and the launch of GOES-16, 2016 was an exciting year for NESDIS! To relive it, watch this video that highlights our major accomplishments of the year, as well as the on-going and varied role that NOAA satellites play in monitoring Earth's climate, environment, weather and space weather. Credit: NASA
NOAA's GOES-R spacecraft separates from the Centaur upper stage at the conclusion of a successful launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on November 19, 2016 at 6:42 p.m. EST. Credit: Credit: NASA
This time-lapse video shows the rollout of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and its GOES-R payload to the launch pad on November 18, 2016 and the successful launch of GOES-R on November 19m 2016 at 6:42 p.m. EST. Credit: ULA
Drone footage taken as a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket is prepared to launch the GOES-R satellite Credit: ULA
What happens once the GOES-R satellite is launched? This video from Lockheed Martin explains the process, from launch vehicle separation to solar array and antenna deployment to orbit raising maneuvers, transition to storage orbit and finally GOES-R normal operations. Download Original Credit: Lockheed Martin
GOES-R will keep an eye on Earth’s weather as it orbits 22,000 miles above. But how does your local weather forecaster know what GOES-R sees? Learn how GOES-R’s data is used for your local weather forecast in this animated video. Download Original | Transcript Credit: SciJinks
A collection of b-roll for GOES-R, including the spacecraft shipment from Colorado to Florida, landing in Florida, unveiling of the spacecraft at Astrotech, and GOES-R satellite animations. Download GOES-R B-roll in a variety of formats from NASA Goddard Media Studios. Credit: NASA Goddard Media Studio
The GOES-R series, NOAA's next-generation geostationary weather satellites, is a game changer. These satellites will provide continuous imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s Western Hemisphere, total lightning data, and space weather monitoring to provide critical atmospheric, hydrologic, oceanic, climatic, solar and space data. These measurements will lead to significant improvements in the detection and observations of meteorological phenomena that directly affect public safety, protection of property and our GOES fleet in the GOES-R era nation’s economic health and prosperity. What is GOES-R (Spanish Versoin) | Download Original | Transcript | Download Original (Spanish) | Transcript (Spanish) Credit: NASA Goddard Media Studio
Weather changes every day. To predict what's coming tomorrow, NOAA relies on satellites called GOES, and the latest in the series, GOES-R, promises to enable better predictions than ever before. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NASA Goddard Media Studio
Where there's lightning, there's a strong chance of severe weather. The revolutionary Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM ) instrument on the new GOES-R satellite will give forecasters powerful new data for when to recommend that people in a storm's path take shelter. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NASA Goddard Media Studio
2,300 miles is a long way, but locked in orbit above the equator, it's home sweet home for a weather satellite, the nation's newest, called GOES-R, will watch the Western Hemisphere, providing vital data for state-of-the-art weather forecasts. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NASA Goddard Media Studio
Weather generally blows in from over the horizon, and the GOES-R satellite will keep an eye on what's coming. But GOES-R will also monitor space weather, so when the sun acts up, managers of critical infrastructure can be prepared. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NASA Goddard Media Studio
NOAA uses data from its satellites, along with those of its partners, to generate your weather forecast each day and to expand the understanding of our dynamic planet. To do this, NOAA operates three types of satellite systems and this animation shows the location of their orbits and NOAA's role in the global observing system. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NOAA Satellite and Information Service
The GOES-R weather satellite will work faster, see more clearly and more often than current weather satellites. It will help weather forecasters determine how bad the storms will be and who will have to get out of the way – sooner, safer and with more certainty. Download Original | Transcript Credit: Lockheed Martin
The GOES-R satellite has a new instrument called the Geostationary Lightning Mapper that can take hundreds of images every second of all types of lightning. When it sees an increase of lightning flashes, it can help weather forecasters predict a severe storm or tornado, and give us more warning to go to a safe place. Download Original | Transcript Credit: Lockheed Martin
From weather and hazards on Earth to search and rescue and bursts of energy from the sun, the GOES-R satellite will see it all from 22,000 miles above our planet! Watch this fun animation that tells the story of GOES-R. A downloadable poster is also available. Download Original | Transcript Credit: SciJinks
How will the GOES-R satellite get from its current home in Colorado to Kennedy Space Center for launch in November 2016? Watch this fun video to learn more about GOES-R’s upcoming travels from construction to orbit! A downloadable poster is also available. Download Original | Transcript Credit: SciJinks
NOAA satellite experts and weather forecasters worked together at the Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT). This video highlights the work done from May 4 to June 12, 2015. NOAA invited National Weather Service forecasters and paired them with TV broadcast meteorologists to evaluate the new science, technology and products that will be available from the GOES-R satellite once launched. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NASA Goddard Media Studio
NOAA’s geostationary and polar-orbiting environmental satellites provide data from space to monitor the Earth, analyze coastal waters, relay life-saving emergency beacons, as well as predict and track tropical storms and hurricanes. Learn about the many aspects of Earth’s environmental observers and the data they provide. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NOAA National Ocean Service
What exactly goes into building a new weather satellite? This animated video explains how GOES-R was developed and how new science and technology on the GOES-R series satellites will provide significant advancements in the observation of severe weather. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NASA Goddard Multimedia
Coming…in an orbit 22,000 miles from you…a weather satellite like never before…GOES-R! The future of weather forecasting is arriving. This video is a one-minute trailer highlighting the most important capabilities of the satellites. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NASA Goddard Multimedia
"Watchful Eyes" chronicles the advent of NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system and its value to forecasters, emergency management officials, and the public, as well as the critical capabilities the GOES-R series satellites will provide. Download Original | Transcript Credit: Lockheed Martin
Tornado season began rather early in 2012. This video shows satellite imagery from the March 2-3, 2012 tornado outbreak that damaged severely Henryville, Indiana. The next-generation GOES-R series satellites will increase critical warning time and save lives! Download Original | Transcript Credit: NASA Goddard Multimedia
Severe storm researcher and engineer Tim Samaras talks about his view on tornadoes, the importance of satellite imagery to his research, and the future of forecasting and warning with GOES-R. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NASA Goddard Multimedia
Tim Schmit, a research scientist with the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research, discusses the evolution of Geostationary Environmental Operational Satellites (GOES) from a simple camera in space to its future in GOES-R. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory
Steve Ackerman, Director of the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses using geostationary satellites to identify aviation hazards. The next-generation geostationary environmental satellite, GOES-R, will improve forecasts to reduce aviation hazards. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory
NOAA's satellites provide the bulk of the information for generating weather models, advisories, and warnings to the nation and world. Maintaining the operations and data acquisition from these satellites is a 24/7 process at the NOAA Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Maryland. Download Original | Transcript Credit: NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory
Learn how GOES-R can improve environmental monitoring, storm tracking, climate analysis, and ecosystem management to protect life, property, and resources. Download Original | Transcript Credit: Lockheed Martin