Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode

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Post by yabones » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC

Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode
spaceweather.gov

Re: Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode

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Post by qwertox » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC

Better link: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/operations/goes/status.html

Re: Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode

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Post by isaacdl » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC

qwertox wrote: post #2

Better link: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/operations/goes/status.html

I disagree. That just shows GOES-19 as "green", whatever that means. The OP link is also not very informative, but this link is even less so.

Re: Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC

isaacdl wrote: post #3

qwertox wrote: post #2

Better link: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/operations/goes/status.html

I disagree. That just shows GOES-19 as "green", whatever that means. The OP link is also not very informative, but this link is even less so.

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Re: Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode

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Post by longwave » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC

isaacdl wrote: post #3

qwertox wrote: post #2

Better link: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/operations/goes/status.html

I disagree. That just shows GOES-19 as "green", whatever that means. The OP link is also not very informative, but this link is even less so.

The outage list at the top is up to date, but the main status page is nearly three months old - the last updated date at the end is April 20, 2026.

Re: Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode

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Post by ImJasonH » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC

https://www.nola.com/news/hurricane/weather-satellite-goes-1... explains a bit more what this is, and what this means.

> The main NOAA satellite for tracking Atlantic, Gulf Coast hurricanes is out until further notice

> GOES-19 is the main instrument used to identify tropical waves as they strengthen and move over the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, providing real-time tracking for forecasting.

Re: Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode

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Post by venzaspa » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC

As an aside, I'm always surprised how US Gov websites look like they've been made in Dreamweaver in about 2006. Not even seemingly with a emphasis on usability either.

Re: Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode

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Post by jubilanti » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC

A safehold is like maintenance mode, shutting down all non-essential systems, after it detects something is wrong. Doesn't necessarily mean it is gone for good, but not a good sign.

Re: Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode

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Post by kube-system » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC

venzaspa wrote: post #7

As an aside, I'm always surprised how US Gov websites look like they've been made in Dreamweaver in about 2006. Not even seemingly with a emphasis on usability either.

The ones that look old are old. The USG has newer design systems that you'll see used on many of the websites that have been redesigned more recently: https://designsystem.digital.gov/

This admin gutted both NOAAs budget and workforce so a website redesign is probably low priority at the moment.

Re: Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode

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Post by dabluecaboose » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC

isaacdl wrote: post #3

qwertox wrote: post #2

Better link: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/operations/goes/status.html

I disagree. That just shows GOES-19 as "green", whatever that means. The OP link is also not very informative, but this link is even less so.

> Please note: This status information on this website is generally updated on a monthly basis. Recent outages and anomalies on data flow are highlighted at the top of the page.