FYI: GOES-19 instrumentation and stability all look good, so the National
Weather Service will replace GOES-16 with GOES-19 on April 4, 2025.
Additionally...GOES-16 will move from 75.2 degrees west to 75.5 degrees west
through April 3 to make way for our new GOES-EAST. So you may see imagery
bouncing around a little bit from time to time.
Gilbert Sebenste
Meteorology Consultant
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> TOPIC: DECLARATION OF GOES-19 AS THE GOES-EAST OPERATIONAL SATELLITE ON
> APRIL 4, 2025 AT 1510 UTC
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> DATE/TIME ISSUED: MARCH 4, 2025 1800 UTC
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> PRODUCT(S) OR DATA IMPACTED: ALL GOES-EAST PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
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> DATE/TIME OF INITIAL IMPACT: APRIL 4, 2025 1510 UTC
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> DATE/TIME OF EXPECTED END: N/A
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> LENGTH OF IMPACT: N/A
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> DETAILS/SPECIFICS OF CHANGE:
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> ON APRIL 4, 2025 AT 1510 UTC, THE GOES-19 SATELLITE WILL BE DECLARED THE
> OPERATIONAL GOES-EAST SATELLITE. UNTIL THAT TRANSITION DATE AND DURING THIS
> FINAL PERIOD OF POST LAUNCH PRODUCT TESTING (PLPT), GOES-19 PRODUCTS ARE
> CONSIDERED NON-OPERATIONAL REGARDLESS OF THEIR VALIDATION MATURITY LEVEL.
> ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (E.G., GRB, HRIT/EMWIN, DCS, AWIPS, PDA, CLASS,
> NODD) FOR GOES-EAST WILL BE TRANSITIONED TO GOES-19 DATA. GOES-19 WILL
> OPERATE OUT OF THE GOES-EAST LOCATION OF 75.2 W STARTING ON APRIL 1, 2025
> AND THROUGH THE OPERATIONAL TRANSITION.
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> SHORTLY FOLLOWING THE TRANSITION OF GOES-19 TO GOES-EAST, ALL DATA
> DISTRIBUTION FROM GOES-16 WILL BE TURNED OFF. GOES-16 WILL COMMENCE
> DRIFTING TO THE STORAGE LOCATION AT 104.7 W.
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> GOES-19 IMAGERY CAN BE VIEWED AT:
> HTTPS://WWW.STAR.NESDIS.NOAA.GOV/GOES/INDEX.PHP
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> WEB SITE(S) FOR APPLICABLE INFORMATION:
> HTTPS://WWW.GOES-R.GOV/USERS/TRANSITIONTOOPERATIONS19.HTML
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> CONTACT INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: PLEASE EMAIL USER SERVICES AT
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> NOAA PRESS RELEASE:
> HTTPS://WWW.NESDIS.NOAA.GOV/NEWS/EARTH-ORBIT-NOAAS-GOES-18-NOW-GOES-WEST
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