NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Image above: The GOES-P team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. in April, 2010. Image credit: NASA Goddard/Pat Izzo
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GOES-P was built by Boeing for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. Twelve days after a flawless launch, NASA and NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P (GOES-P) reached its proper orbit and was renamed GOES-15. GOES-15, is the latest in a series of meteorological satellites designed to watch for storm development and weather conditions on Earth. From its location in Earth orbit, GOES-15's state-of-the-art instrumentation will supply data used in weather monitoring, forecasting and warnings. It also will detect ocean and land temperatures, monitor space weather, relay communications and provide search-and-rescue support.