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GAO warns GeoXO program challenges put next-generation U.S. weather observations at risk as GOES marks 50 years

NOAA is working to acquire GeoXO, the next generation of geostationary weather satellites, but the GAO says program challenges put vital observations of atmospheric conditions, severe storms and hurricanes at risk. The coverage also recalls NASA’s launch of the first operational GOES satellite on Oct. 16, 1975.

Discovered 2026-10-16T10:10:41.194201-07:00 | 2026-10-16T10:10:41.194201-07:00

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GeoXO is intended to succeed the current generation of geostationary weather satellites, whose observations support monitoring of severe storms and hurricanes; GAO identifies program challenges that put those observations at risk.
The GOES program has supplied operational weather observations since NASA’s first satellite launch in 1975, underscoring the long-running infrastructure role of space-based weather data.

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