Geostationary Satellites - Areas of Coverage - GOES East

  • GOES-E  is one of the two GOES satellites currently maintained by the US. 
  • It is positioned at 75° W longitude.  
  • The viewing area for GOES-E is shown to the right.  Note that all Geostationary satellites are positioned over the equator (0° latitude).  

Image created by David Johnson at the National Center of Atmospheric Research