Satellites orbiting at 22,370 miles above the Earth's surface with the same rotational velocity as the Earth; therefore, the satellite remains over the same location on the Earth 24 hours a day. Besides sending back satellite pictures to earth, it also relays the DCPs river and rainfall data back to the ground receiving located at Wallops Island, Virginia.
a class of satellite operated by NOAA, positioned in a nearly stationary orbit over the equator at an altitude of about 22,500 miles. GOES-8 is currently the operational "east" spacecraft at 75 degrees West longitude, while GOES-10 is the "west" spacecraft located at 135 degrees West. GOES-11 is in standby at 110 degrees West
American geostationary satellites, GOES-E is positioned over the USA / South America and GOES-W is positioned over the Pacific Ocean. See also Meteosat and GMS.
Geostationary Observational Environmental Satellite
Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite. A series of artificial satellites orbiting 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's surface which remains above the same locations on the earth. DCPs transmit river and rainfall data to the GOES for relay to a ground-receive site in Wallops Island, VA.
Geostationary Operational Environment Satellite
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
Acronym for Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite. See the GOES Web site.
GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES. Family of NWS weather satellites, which orbit 22,300 miles above the earth and maintain a velocity that allows it to remain over a fixed place above the equator. Images are available to forecasters every 30 minutes.