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For Further InformationNOAA's GOES-19 carries CCOR-1, the world's first operational space-based coronagraph, imaging the Sun's corona every 15 minutes.
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NOAA, which operates the GOES series of weather satellites and its Space Weather Prediction Center uses CCOR-1 imagery.
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A weather satellite whose CCOR-1 coronagraph watches the corona from 3.7 to 17 solar radii, replacing the aging coronagraphs on SOHO.
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Launched June 25, 2024; CCOR-1 first light September 19, 2024; operational as GOES-East April 7, 2025.
Source: NOAA OSPO, GOES status
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Geostationary The curved path an object takes as it travels around a planet, moon or star, like a satellite circling Earth. Glossary at 75.2° West, making CCOR-1 the first coronagraph to fly in geostationary orbit.
Source: NOAA OSPO, GOES status
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Coronal mass ejections can disrupt satellites, GPS and power grids; seeing them early gives forecasters time to warn operators.
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NOAA's GOES-19 became the operational GOES-East satellite on April 7, 2025. On board is CCOR-1, the world's first operational, space-based coronagraph dedicated to space weather: it blocks the Sun's bright disk and images its faint outer corona every 15 minutes to spot coronal mass ejections heading our way.
Source: NOAA OSPO, GOES status
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GOES-19's CCOR-1 is the world's first operational space-based coronagraph, imaging the Sun's faint corona every 15 minutes.
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