Geostationary Satellites - Areas of Coverage - GOES East

• GOES-E  is one of the two GOES satellites currently maintained by the US.  It is currently GOES - 8.  
• It is positioned at 75° W longitude.  
• The satellite was launched on 13 April 1994 and became operational on 1 June, 1995.  
• 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