Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
…and -U) intended to extend the availability of the operational GOES satellite system through 2036. GOES-R launched on 19 November 2016. It was renamed GOES-16 upon reaching orbit. GOES-S, the second in the series, was launched on 1 March 2018. It was renamed GOES-17 upon reaching orbit. GOES-T (now GOES-18…