Documentation Files

GOES Data Books: The GOES Data Books provide a good overview of the satellite platform and various instrument packages.

• GOES-8 - GOES-12 Data Book
• GOES-13+ Data Book

GOES NOP Engineering Documents

• Electron Calibration Report for EPEAD D3 Dome : GOESN-ENG-027_D3_Electron_23Nov2004.pdf
• Electron Calibration Report for MAGED Telescope: GOESN-ENG-028_MAGED_Electron_Proton_23Nov2004.pdf
• Proton and Electron Calibration Report for MAGPD Telescope: GOESN-ENG-029_MAGPD_Proton_Electron_23Nov2004.pdf
• EPS / HEPAD Calilbration and Data Handbook: GOESN-ENG-048_RevD_EPS_HEPAD_13May2011.pdf
• GOES-NOP HEPAD In-Orbit Data Study: GOESN-ENG-100_Rev-HEPAD_13May2011.pdf

GOES I-M Engineering Documents

• EPS Dome Electron Channel Calibration Report: NXT-CAL-101_EPS_Dome_Electron_16Feb1988.pdf
• EPS Dome Sensor Response to Protons: NXT-CAL-102_EPS_Dome_Proton_30May1995.pdf
• Proton Calibration of HEPAD: NXT-CAL-107_HEPAD_Brookhaven_06Jun1990.pdf

GOES DEF Engineering Documents

• EPS Telescope Calibration Work: PANA-GOES-CR2_16Nov1979.pdf
• EPS Dome Calibration Work: PANA-GOES-CR3_EPS_Dome_26Aug1980.pdf
• Proton Calibration of HEPAD: PANA-NOAA-CAL-1_HEPAD_Brookhaven_05Aug1986.pdf
• HEPAD Preliminary Data Analysis: PANA-SEM-1_HEPAD_18Jul1980.pdf

Data Notes: Historical data quality issues are discussed.

• Readme for pre NOP averaged data.
• Special Readme for three-channel electrons.
• ERL-SEL-42: Space Environment Subsystem, 1975, R.N. Grubb
• ERL-SEL-48: Solar X-ray Measurements from SMS-1, SMS-1 and GOES-1, Information for Data Users, R.F. Donnelly, et al
• ERL-SEL-56: SMS-GOES Soft X-ray Measurements, July 1, 1974 - December 31, 1976, R.F. Donnelly
• ERL-SEL-62: A Summary of Solar 1-8 Å Measurements from the SMS and GOES Satellites, 1977 - 1981, S.D. Bouwer, et al
• Monitoring space weather with the GOES magnetometers, SPIE Conference, H.J. Singer, et al
• Comment on the use of GOES Solar Proton Data and Spectra in Solar Proton Dose Calculations, D.F. Smart & M.A. Shea.
• The NORAD ortital elements for GOES are available from CelestraK.
• Document-01(Feb1987)_xrs_eps_sensors.pdf
• Document-02(Jan1985)_goesg_xrs_calibration.pdf
• Document-03(May1980)_goesf_xrs_calibration.pdf
• Document-04(May1980)_goesd_xrs_calibration.pdf
• Document-05(Feb1980)_goese_xrs_calibration.pdf
• Document-06(May1986)_goesi-m_data.pdf
• Document-07(May2000)_goesi-m_xrs_processing.pdf

GOES Status: The Space Weather Prediction Center maintains a historical status page for GOES SEM data.

Software for early full resolution data: Convert FITS Binary Tables to ASCII tables.

Particle Event List: This list of energetic particle events is prepared by the Space Weather Prediction Center

The Moon: Here you can find some Images of the moon

December 1, 2009 : GOES-10 Decommissioned

GOES-10 (aka GOES-K) was launched on April 25, 1997 from the Cape Canaveral Launch Complex and after 12 1/2 years of faithful service was decommissioned from NOAA's satellite fleet. GOES-14 is now the primary source of X-ray Sensor (XRS) data used by the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). There are currently no secondary satellites for electrons, protons or X-rays.
GOES-K pre launch portrait.
GOES-K launch.

September 1, 2010: GOES-12 Decommissioned

2010 GOES and POES Data Services Program Review Slides