Goes satellite decoder

1. What is the GOES satellite used for?
2. What is the GOES system?
3. What is a GOES receiver?
4. What does the GOES-16 satellite do?

What is the GOES satellite used for?

GOES satellites provide the kind of continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis. They circle the Earth in a geosynchronous orbit, which means they orbit the equatorial plane of the Earth at a speed matching the Earth's rotation.

What is the GOES system?

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.

What is a GOES receiver?

The GOES-R Series satellite's scientific instruments sense the environment and distribute data to the onboard computer for processing and distribution to the X-Band antenna for transmission to Earth as a digital data stream.

What does the GOES-16 satellite do?

NOAA's GOES-16, situated in geostationary orbit 22,300 miles above Earth, will boost the nation's weather observation network and NOAA's prediction capabilities, leading to more accurate and timely forecasts, watches and warnings.