May 22, 2013 - GOES East satellite outage affecting reporting of current condition information

The GOES-East satellite (GOES-13), one of two satellites used to transmit current conditions, is currently out of service and is being restarted.

At about 11 p.m. eastern time last night the imager and sounder on the GOES-13 satellite started displaying problems. At 6:05 a.m. ET this morning a command was sent to reboot the satellite. The current estimated time for return to service is Thursday, May 23, 2013 in the evening eastern time.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which manages the GOES satellite that the USGS uses, has switched its satellite feed from GOES East to GOES West. Those sites within the footprint of GOES West will be able to send data; those outside the footprint of GOES West, or with an angle that doesn't reach GOES West will not. NOAA will additionally turn on the GOES-14 satellite, but not move it. Since it is further East, more of the missing stations may show up.

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