![GOES-U artist rendering of orbit](https://test.nesdis.noaa.gov/s3/styles/webp/s3/2024-02/GOES-U.png.webp?itok=CpRmzK-p)
NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) have been monitoring the Earth since 1975, providing advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s Western Hemisphere. In celebration of the launch of GOES-U, the final satellite in the GOES-R series, we’ve gathered some awe-inspiring images from through the years.