Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
On March 14, 2022, GOES-T executed its final engine burn, placing the satellite in geostationary orbit 22,236 miles above Earth. Upon reaching this milestone, GOES-T was renamed GOES-18. GOES satellites are designated with a letter prior to launch and a number once they achieve geostationary orbit.
Read more:
nesdis.noaa.gov/news/noaas-goes-t-reaches-geostationary-orbit-now-designated-goes-18
Credits:
NOAA
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
CIRA
Additional launch footage from United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Lockheed Martin Space
SUVI imagery courtesy of CIRES
Music:
“Meteora,” by Axel Tenner [BMI], Michael Schluecker [GEMA], and Raphael Schalz [GEMA]; Berlin Production Music; Universal Production Music
On March 14, 2022, GOES-T executed its final engine burn, placing the satellite in geostationary orbit 22,236 miles above Earth. Upon reaching this milestone, GOES-T was renamed GOES-18. GOES satellites are designated with a letter prior to launch and a number once they achieve geostationary orbit.
Read more:
nesdis.noaa.gov/news/noaas-goes-t-reaches-geostationary-orbit-now-designated-goes-18
Credits:
NOAA
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
CIRA
Additional launch footage from United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Lockheed Martin Space
SUVI imagery courtesy of CIRES
Music:
“Meteora,” by Axel Tenner [BMI], Michael Schluecker [GEMA], and Raphael Schalz [GEMA]; Berlin Production Music; Universal Production Music
