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GOES 19

Geostationary Weather · NOAA / NASA

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The fourth and final GOES-R series satellite, GOES-19 completed America's next-generation geostationary fleet as GOES-East in 2024. Its Advanced Baseline Imager has redefined Western Hemisphere weather forecasting. When you see a satellite image of an Atlantic hurricane on the news, it came from this spacecraft or its siblings.

Its orbit

Orbit
Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
Altitude
22,240–22,242 mi (35,792–35,796 km)
Inclination
0.0°
One orbit
23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
NORAD ID
60133
Int’l designator
2024-119A
Launched
2024

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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