News Archive / Tagged: GOES-17

• GOES-17 weather satellite recovers from brief anomaly

  Theresa CrossAugust 1st, 2021

  On July 22, 2021, NOAA’s GOES-17 weather satellite experienced a brief anomaly and entered into safe mode prompting engineers to perform troubleshooting tasks, ultimately recovering the satellite less than 24 hours later.

• NASA releases report on weather satellite failure

  Laurel KornfeldAugust 2nd, 2019

  A NASA board assigned to investigate the April 2018 failure of an infrared-detecting instrument on board a next-generation weather satellite has released its report. The malfunction has been attributed to a pipe blockage that prevented the flow of needed coolant.

• NASA/NOAA open investigation into GOES 17 Anomaly

  Jason RhianOctober 2nd, 2018

  What impact will the problem discovered on the GOES 17 have on the satellite's operations?

• NOAA releases first images of Sun taken by GOES 17

  Jason RhianJune 13th, 2018

  Launched on March 1, 2018 atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 541 rocket, the GOES-17 spacecraft has beamed back its first images of the Sun. 

• Coolant problems found on GOES 17 satellite

  Jason RhianMay 24th, 2018

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has found a performance problem with an instrument's cooling system on the GOES-17 spacecraft. The satellite was launched March 1, 2018, atop an Atlas V 541 rocket.