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SWPC
GOES Satellite Designations |
| Instrument |
Primary |
Secondary |
| X-ray |
GOES 14 |
none |
| Proton, Electron |
GOES 11 |
none |
| Magnetometer |
GOES 12 |
GOES 11 |
| Solar X-ray Imager |
none |
none |
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GOES 14 Primary Satellite for XRS data
No Secondary Satellite for X-rays or Electrons and Protons
December 1, 2009 -- The GOES 10 satellite was decommissioned. GOES 14 became the Primary SWPC GOES X-ray Satellite. Since the XRS data ceased from GOES 11 and GOES 12, there has been no Secondary SWPC GOES X-ray Satellite. There are minor differences in the appearance of the GOES 14 XRS data and at the lowest flux levels.
There is no Secondary Satellite for Electrons and Protons.
Changes to the GOES XRS Data
The GOES 10 and GOES 14 XRS instruments have very different electronics and therefore, there are some qualitative changes in the appearance of the data. The main difference is the level of noise in the data at the lowest values. When the background levels are low (less than 2E-7 W/m2 or A2.0), the GOES 10 data looked flat and the steps were very abrupt. At these low flux levels, the GOES 14 data is quite noisy. As the x-ray flux levels rise up above 2E-7, the noise decreases and the plots look very similar to the GOES 10 data.
Older notices about GOES data |
GOES Satellite
Data at SWPC |
Real-time GOES Displays, Plots,
and Images
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Info |
Update |
Latest |
Older |
Archive |
| GOES Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) |
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1 min |
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| GOES X-ray Flux 1-min data |
-- |
1 min |
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no |
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| Satellite Environment Plot |
-- |
5 min |
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| GOES X-ray Flux 5-min data |
-- |
5 min |
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| GOES Magnetometer, Hp-component |
-- |
1 min |
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| GOES Integral Proton Flux |
-- |
5 min |
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| GOES Electron Flux |
-- |
5 min |
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ASCII Text Lists |
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| GOES X-ray Flux 1-min data |
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1 min |
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| GOES X-ray Flux 5-min data |
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5 min |
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| GOES Energetic Integral Protons and Electrons |
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5 min |
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| GOES Differential Proton Channels |
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5 min |
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| GOES Magnetometer |
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1 min |
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| GOES Satellite Location |
-- |
daily |
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no |
no |
GOES
data in SWPC Products |
Title |
Info |
Update |
Latest |
Older |
Archive |
| SWPC Space Weather Alerts; watches, warnings, alerts,
and summaries |
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when issued |
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| "Today's Space Weather" |
-- |
5 min |
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no |
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| "Space Weather Now" |
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5 min |
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no |
no |
| D-region Absorption Prediction |
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1 min |
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no |
| SW for Aviation Service Providers |
Info
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1 min
|
updating
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no
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no
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| Solar Event Reports (Edited Events) |
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30 min |
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| Daily Space Weather Indices ---10cm solar radio flux; SWO
sunspot number, area, and new regions; GOES x-ray background flux;
and x-ray and optical flare counts, GOES proton and electron flux;
neutron monitor % of background; Fredericksburg, Boulder, College,
and est. Planetary A&K indices |
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hourly |
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| Daily Particle Data--GOES proton and electron fluence,
neutron monitor % of background |
-- |
0230 UT |
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| Daily Solar Data--10cm solar radio flux; SWO sunspot number,
area, and new regions; GOES x-ray background flux; and x-ray and
optical flare counts |
-- |
0230 UT |
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| Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary |
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0245 UT |
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| The Weekly - Preliminary Report and
Forecast of Solar Geophysical Data |
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Tuesday |
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| Column headings |
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Info: information about the product; issue schedule, content & format descriptions, etc.
Update: frequency of content updates, e.g. every 30 minutes
Latest: link to most recent file; sometimes multiple
formats available; updating pages automatically update in
a browser
Older: links to menu of most recent
and older content and indicates how long content is retained online
or earliest data, e.g. last 45 days or since 2000
Archive: links to official data or product archive |
Non-SWPC web sites for GOES and other NOAA Satellite Program
National Geophysical Data
System - GOES data archives
NOAA Satellite Services Division -
A Division of the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information
Service (NESDIS) providing real time access to satellite data and
products for the public and government.
GOES Office of Satellite
Operations - Home page for News, Daily Updates, Operations Info,
GOES, POES, DMSP, Contacts, and Help
GOES Office of Systems
Development - OSD/NESDIS News, Info, Satellite Programs, Publications,
Contacts
Notices about GOES data
GOES 10 Decommissioning Dec 1, 2009
GOES 14 Becomes Primary Satellite for XRS data
No Secondary Satellite for X-rays or Electrons and Protons
November 17, 2009 -- On Tuesday, 01 December, the GOES 10 satellite will be officially decommissioned. At that time, GOES 14 will replace GOES 10 as the Primary SWPC GOES X-ray Satellite. Since the XRS data ceased from GOES 11 and GOES 12, there has been no Secondary SWPC GOES X-ray Satellite. With the decommissioning of GOES 10, there will also be no Secondary Satellite for Electrons and Protons. There should be only minor differences in the appearance of the XRS data and only at the lowest flux levels.
Changes to the GOES XRS Data
The GOES 10 and GOES 14 XRS instruments have very different electronics and therefore, there will be some qualitative changes in the appearance of the data. The main difference will be the level of noise in the data at the lowest values. When the background levels are low (less than 2E-7 W/m2 or A2.0), the GOES 10 data looks flat and the steps are very abrupt. At these low flux levels, the GOES 14 data will be quite noisy. As the x-ray flux levels rise up above 2E-7, the noise will decrease and the plots will look very similar to the GOES 10 data.
June 23, 2009 -- GOES Spacecraft Occulted by Moon for 30 minutes
GOES 10, June 23 from 0136 to 0205 UT -- GOES 10 has the only X-ray detector
GOES 11, June 23 from
0509 to 0529 UT
GOES 12, June 23 from 0215 to 0247 UT
GOES 11 Becomes Primary Electron Satellite, GOES 10 Secondary Satellite
December 1, 2008 --On Friday, 28 November, the GOES 12 Electron sensor began experiencing periods of noisy data. Therefore, GOES 11 has been designated the SWPC GOES Electron Satellite and GOES 10 the Secondary.
The electron detector provides three energetic particle channels: >0.6 MeV electrons, >2 MeV electrons, and 15-40 MeV protons. These data are the basis for alerts and warnings that help to mitigate satellite failures due to spacecraft charging and to mitigate the radiation hazard encountered by astronauts during space walks.
GOES 11 Proton, Electron, and Magnetometer Outages Through Eclipse Season
April 14 , 2008 -- Beginning March 12, GOES 11 Proton, Electron and Magnetometer instruments was turned off during eclipse periods. Maximum eclipse times were March 18 0835 to 0945 UT. GOES 11 eclipse season ended April 10.
GOES 10 X-ray Outages During Eclipse Season
April 14 , 2008 -- GOES 10 X-ray outages due to spacecraft eclipse
season started Feb. 20 and ended April 5. Maximum eclipse
duration reached about 65 minutes on March 11.
X-ray sensors (XRS) are not operational on other GOES satellites to fill
in for the GOES-10 eclipses.
GOES 10 Becomes Primary X-ray Satellite, no Secondary Satellite
February 11, 2008 -- GOES 11 X-ray data has been unavailable since Feb. 10. The expectation is that GOES 11 X-rays will remain unavailable. Other GOES 11 data is still available.
GOES 10 has been moved to the primary SWPC X-rays data. There is no secondary GOES X-ray data at this time. GOES 10 data resumed at 1630 UT Feb 10 and will continue indefinitely.
No GOES 10 Data Beginning December 17, 2007
December 18, 2007 -- GOES-10, the SWPC secondary GOES Satellite for X-ray and Proton data, is again not being tracked at SWPC due to antenna problems. SWPC GOES-10 tracking is expected to resume in early February. GOES-10 data products continue to be created, but with missing data values.
December 5-17, 2007 -- GOES 10 tracking was restarted during the GOES 12 outage.
November 21 - Dec 5, 2007 -- GOES-10, the SWPC secondary GOES Satellite for X-ray and Proton data, was not tracked at SWPC due to an antenna problem.
GOES 12 Data Resumes After December 5-17, 2007 Outage
December 18, 2007 -- GOES 12 was unavailable at SWPC from 1010UT December 5 until 2040UT December 17, 2007 due to antenna problems at SWPC.
GOES-12 SXI and XRS Out of Commission Indefinitely
Impact: on XRS: GOES 11 designated Primary GOES satellite and GOES 10 Secondary. Routine GOES-12 XRS observations suspended indefinitely.
Impact on SXI: Routine GOES-12 SXI observations suspended indefinitely.
August 24, 2007 -- On 12 April 2007 the ability to point the SXI and XRS solar sensors aboard the GOES-12 spacecraft was lost due to the failure of a component in the electronics box that controls the north-south motion of both instruments. Although the SXI and XRS instruments continue to function, the Sun now enters the field of view only for a brief period twice a year at the equinoxes.
Since it appears highly unlikely that the pointing functionality can be ever be recovered, routine GOES-12 SXI and XRS observations have been suspended indefinitely. Some limited imaging may be attempted for engineering purposes during the equinoxes, but there is no plan at present to reactivate SXI and XRS in operational mode.
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