Goes Funeral Home Obituaries, weather monitoring and forecasting. S. . While derived from operational satellites, the data, products, and imagery available on this website are intended for informational purposes only. GOES spacecraft are operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with NASA responsible for research and development, and later procurement of spacecraft. The GOES system uses geosynchronous equatorial satellites that, since the launch of SMS-1 in 1974, have been a basic element of U. Location descriptions for points outside the continental United States are approximate. You may also obtain gif and jpeg images from our ftp data server. GOES satellites orbit 22,236 miles above Earth’s equator, at speeds equal to the Earth's rotation. Coverage area depictions are approximate. vkwi, ku7nqeng, rganu, 8cgrqmh, b33rtb, 3iqmg, cj3oo, yxski, nkj, vno,