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GOES-19 Instrument Recovery — Current Status In plain terms: GOES-19 is one of NOAA’s weather satellites — the one that provides much of the imagery and lightning data used for forecasting.

What’s coming soon to SatDump: SatDump’s development towards version 2.0.0, Major Rewrite: The developers are working on a complete rewrite of the SatDump software to fix previous design flaws and improve the overall system.

A Brief History WXtoIMG was a pioneering and widely beloved software for decoding Automatic Picture Transmission (APT) signals from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) polar-orbiting weather satellites, as well as WEFAX transmissions fr…

UPDATE August 13 2025 NOAA 19 was decommissioned early as a result of a battery failure that occurred on August 9, 2025.

Unlock the Skies with Discovery Drive: Affordable Automatic Satellite Tracking Photo by KrakenRF Inc Hey Radio Enthusiasts, Have you ever wanted to explore the vast world of satellite signals but felt intimidated by complex and expensive equipment?

Transform Your Devices with Catfood Earth: The Living Planet on Your Screens I wanted to share a nice Windows and Android screensaver/ background that I have been using for a few years.

UPDATE 07-31-2025 End of an Era: Decommissioning the Legacy POES Satellites The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has officially wrapped up End-of-Life (EOL) testing for NOAA-15 and NOAA-19, signaling the imminent decommissioning of t…

Vitality GOES- A tool to work with imagery and data created by goestools and/or Satdump Jamie Vital has built a Web App for showcasing Geostationary Weather Satellite Data.

UPDATE 06-06-2025 Multiple stations confirm that NOAA-18 is shut down on APT, S-Band, HRPT transmissions.

NOAA’s GOES-19 Satellite Begins Operations as GOES-East, Enhancing Weather and Space Monitoring NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite, the final installment of the advanced GOES-R Series, has officially commenced operations as GOES East.