Talk:Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite

Satellite designation
Are the satellites really called GOES-A, GOES-B etc. ? In Encyclopedia Astronautica they're called GOES-1, GOES-2 etc., there's only one with a letter, GOES G. At this NOAA site you'll also find them with numbers instead of letters and it seems that there are only 12 satellites. 193.171.121.30 02:03, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * If you look at my original article, I cited my source as http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/text/goes.databook.html.   &mdash;  &#12510;&#12452;&#12465;&#12523;   &#8362;  12:51, Aug 20, 2004 (UTC)
 * I see now, that was added after me...Well, it looks like User:Fleminra would be a better person to ask, because that was the user who originally added that information...My first logical guess would be that the model of the space craft is designated by a letter, while the physical satilite put into space is designated by a number. Just a guess though.   &mdash;  &#12510;&#12452;&#12465;&#12523;   &#8362;  13:14, Aug 20, 2004 (UTC)
 * The spacecraft are designated with letters from procurement through launch, then at some point, probably after in-orbit checkout, they are redesignated with a number. The only time that might matter is if, say, a rocket blows up, then I think they reallocate that number for a future spacecraft. Wherever there is a letter designation in the article, maybe we should include the number designation in parenthesis.. Fleminra 16:41, Aug 20, 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for the replies, so they were numbered as A=1, B=2, etc., G was a failure, H=7 ... M=12, and N, O, P and Q are not yet launched. 193.171.121.30 19:53, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)


 * I worked on GOES-IJK/LM and the individual spacecraft were designated by letters until checkout on orbit and, if that is completed successfully, they acquire a number designation. This is slightly confusing for those involved in construction of the spacecraft, but it does allow the users of the data to not have to worry about missing numbers.  This allows for launch failures (such as GOES-G) and for optional satellites that are not acquired.  The designation GOES-IJK/LM refers to the fact that L&M were "options to buy" in the original contract.  At present it appears that the Q satellite of the GOES-NO/PQ series will not be authorized.  This URL shows some of the letter designators: http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/text/goesimbroch.html


 * This URL: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/sc-query.html can be queried for the GOES satellites and shows that the satellites had letter and number designations from GOES-1 (AKA GOES-A and SMS-C). Recollection is that the number designations were preferred and if both were used, the numbers came first e.g., GOES-1 (A) Goes_Guy 11-Sep-2006

Abbreviation
Does GOES stand for Geostational Orbiting Enviromental Satellite or Geostational Operating Enviromental Satellite? 70.20.163.199 03:34, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
 * You might look at the article, perhaps at the title of the article. It is near the top of the page, in large letters.  (SEWilco 05:59, 1 March 2007 (UTC))

GOES Logo
If the GOES logo is in fact the official logo of a program of the US Federal government, wouldn't that mean the logo is public domain, and as such should not be up for deletion? The Speedy Deletion is wrong I think.... Zidel333 (talk) 22:45, 5 December 2007 (UTC)


 * An image can be US Gov public domain if it is created by a government employee while working for the government. Doesn't look like that applies.  But the deletion notice was left over from before the Fair Use labels were placed on the image.  -- SEWilco (talk) 06:38, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
 * In this case, I think the logo is for SSL rather than NOAA. Copyright therefore applies. -- GW_SimulationsUser Page 22:55, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
 * From the descriptions it's not clear if SSL or the artist hold the copyright, but it is being described as being copyrighted. The Fair Use labels have been applied to the image description page.  -- SEWilco (talk) 23:01, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Article needs SARSAT coverage
GOES satellites participate in the Sarsat mission - is this covered in the article anywhere? (sdsds - talk) 04:07, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Reads liks a press release
Several sections of this article (not the whole thing) currently read like a press release/promotional material. A large part of the problem likely has to do with the fact that all of the sources (prior to me adding the GAO report, just now) seem to be from the GOES program itself. NASA agencies (really, government agencies in general) are not neutral commentators on their programs. They all have a very large stake in self-promotion. That being the case... I wouldn't quite say that their material constitutes Original Research or advertising, but it's quite close.

So anyway, the point is that most of this article really needs to be heavily copy edited using secondary (non-NASA/NOAA) sources and a more neutral tone. If you can help, just do so. — Ω (talk) 12:52, 29 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I tried to fix this in the lead section. Please review this change. Does it adequately address the "press release" concern? (sdsds - talk) 06:12, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Solar flare classification
Solar flare says their classification is based on GEOS readings but the GEOS article does not mention this and seems vague about what instruments are on each satellite. Can anyone say which GEOS instrument is used to classify solar flares ? Presumably the satellites are 'aimed' at earth, so are the x-ray sensors omni-directional ? - Rod57 (talk) 12:53, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

SESC
Never heard of SESC. SEM and SXI data is used by the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in Boulder, CO. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.1.209.89 (talk) 23:24, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

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