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GOES Last modified: Friday, September 07, 2007
Short for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites GOES is a series of geosynchronous satellites, first launched in the 1970's by the United States and other governing bodies. GOES satellites are used to monitor storm development, such as tornadoes, hail storms or hurricanes and track the storm's movements.
NOAA Satellite and Information Service GOES satellites provide the kind of continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis.	Related Categories Satellite Communications Related Terms communications satellite earth station GEO geosynchronous satellite low earth orbit