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Products: Science Product Validation Schedules

This page houses the latest GOES-16, GOES-17, GOES-18, and GOES-19 science product validation status and schedules.

This information is current as of February 18, 2025.

All dates are subject to change.

GOES-16

GOES-T Post-Launch Science Product Validation Schedule table

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GOES-16 L2B Science Product Validation Status table

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Changes since the GOES-16 June 24, 2024 version:

  • Cloud Cover Layers was declared Provisional Maturity on May 16, 2023
  • The Provisional PS-PVR for Ice Motion (new capability, not a baseline product) has been rescheduled from June 20, 2023, to Oct. 25, 2023 due to issues in the post-processing clustering algorithm. GOES-16 and GOES-18 will be reviewed together at this PS-PVR.

Upcoming Full Validation PS-PVRs:

  • 12/09/2024: ABI L2+ Snow Cover
  • 05/16/2025: ABI L2+ Cloud Cover Layers
  • 04/17/2026: ABI L2+ Photosynthetically Active Radiation

GOES-17

GOES-17 L1b Science Product Validation status image

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GOES-17 L2B Science Product Validation Status image

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Changes since the GOES-17 January 28, 2022 version:

  • ALL PRODUCT REVIEWS DEFERRED SINCE SPACECRAFT TO ENTER STORAGE MODE

GOES-18

GOES-T launched on March 1, 2022. After reaching geostationary orbit the satellite was renamed GOES-18. GOES-18 replaced GOES-17 as NOAA’s operational GOES-West satellite on Jan. 4, 2023. GOES-18 data availability and product validation information is current as of December 6, 2023.


GOES-18 L1B Science Product Validation Status image

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GOES-18 L2B Science Product Validation Status imabe

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Changes since the GOES-18 March 21, 2023 version:

  • Cloud Cover Layers was declared Provisional Maturity on May 16, 2023
  • The Provisional PS-PVR for Ice Motion (new capability, not a baseline product) has been rescheduled from June 20, 2023, to Oct. 25, 2023 due to issues in the post-processing clustering algorithm. GOES-16 and GOES-18 will be reviewed together at this PS-PVR.
  • Dates are now available for the GOES-18 Full Validation PS-PVRs.

Upcoming Full Validation PS-PVRs

  • 09/28/2024: ABI L2+ Clear Sky Mask, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Phase, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Derived Motion Winds
  • 10/12/2024: ABI L2+ Derived Stability Indices, Fire/Hot Spot Characterization, Legacy Vertical Moisture Profile, Legacy Vertical Temperature Profile, Total Precipitable Water
  • 11/09/2024: Aerosol Detection (Smoke and Dust), Aerosol Optical Depth, Downward Shortwave Radiation: Surface, Land Surface Albedo, Land Surface Reflectance, Land Surface Temperature, Rainfall Rate/Quantitative Precipitation Estimate, Reflected Shortwave Radiation: Top of Atmosphere
  • 11/21/2024: ABI L2+ Cloud Optical Depth, Cloud Particle Size Distribution, Sea Surface Temperature
  • 12/09/2024: ABI L2+ Snow Coveri
  • 12/29/2024: ABI L2+ Ice Age and Thickness, Ice Concentration and ExtentS
  • 05/16/2025: ABI L2+ Cloud Cover Layers
  • 04/17/2026: ABI L2+ Photosynthetically Active Radiation

GOES-19

GOES-U launched on June 25, 2025. After reaching geostationary orbit the satellite was renamed GOES-19. GOES-19 is planned to replace GOES-16 as NOAA’s operational GOES-West satellite on April 4, 2025. GOES-19 data availability and product validation information is current as of February 18, 2025.

GOES-19_SciProdVal Sched image

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GOES-19 L1b Science Product Validation Status table image

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GOES-19 L2b Science Product Validation Status table image

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Changes since the January 24, 2025 version:

  • Handover Readiness Review was successfully passed on 1/28/25
  • Handover from NASA to NOAA was successful on 1/29/25
  • ABI L2+ Group 1 (DMW, Mask, Phase, CTP) reached Provisional on 1/29/25
  • CCOR reached Beta on 1/30/25
  • ABI L2+ Group 2 (LAP, RR) reached Provisional on 2/5/25
  • SEISS EHIS reached Provisional on 2/7/25
  • SEISS MPS-Lo did not reach Provisional on 2/11; it is waiting for a LUT installation in the OE before being declared Provisional; anticipating this declaration NLT 2/20/25
  • ABI L2+ Group 3 (LST, LSA/BRF) reached Provisional on 2/12/25
  • SEISS MPS-Hi reached Provisional on 2/14/25
  • SUVI Provisional deconflicted with CCOR Provisional and moved from 2/24 to 2/25
  • GLM Provisional rescheduled from 3/27 to 3/13

Upcoming Provisional PS-PVRs

  • 02/19/2025: ABI L2+ Group 4 (SST, FSC, ICE, IAT)
  • 02/24/2025: CCOR *milestone owned by SWO/NCEI
  • 02/25/2025: SUVI
  • 03/05/2025: ABI L2+ Group 5 (COMP, CCL, FHS)
  • 03/11/2025: EXIS
  • 03/12/2025: ABI L2+ Group 6 (AOD, ADP, SRB)
  • 03/13/2025: GLM