GOES-R Series Instruments Overview

There are three classifications of GOES-R Series instruments:

 Nadir-pointing

• Earth-pointed
• Mounted on highly stable, precision pointed platform
• Dynamically isolated from the rest of the spacecraft
• Includes ABI and GLM

 Solar-pointing

• Mounted on a Sun Pointing Platform (SPP) housed on the solar array yoke
• The SPP provides a stable platform that tracks the seasonal and daily movement of the sun relative to the spacecraft
• Includes EXIS and SUVI on GOES-R/S/T and EXIS, SUVI, and CCOR on GOES-U

 In-Situ

• Includes SEISS and the Magnetometer
• Provide localized measurements of particles and fields in geosynchronous orbit
• Features include:
• A wide variance in Field-of-View (FOV) requirements for the SEISS sensors
• A boom to provide relative magnetic isolation for the Magnetometer