Sentinels in the Sky: 50 Years of GOES Satellite Observations

the development and evolution of NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) has been a major achievement for weather forecasting. For 50 years, GOES have kept a constant vigil over the Western Hemisphere and monitored the Sun and the near-Earth environment.
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Posted on December 22, 2025
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