Weather Satellite Tracker — NOAA, GOES, and Meteorological Satellites

Weather satellites are essential for daily forecasts, severe storm tracking, and climate monitoring. They operate in two primary orbits: geostationary satellites like GOES hover at 35,786 km altitude, providing continuous coverage of one hemisphere, while polar-orbiting satellites like NOAA and MetOp circle the Earth at roughly 800 km, scanning the entire planet every 12 hours.

The GOES series (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites) provides high-resolution imagery of the Western Hemisphere every 5 to 15 minutes, crucial for tracking hurricanes, thunderstorms, and fire weather. NOAA's polar orbiters and European MetOp satellites complement this with detailed global atmospheric soundings used in numerical weather prediction models.

This tracker displays all active weather satellites including their orbital paths, current positions, and coverage areas. See which weather eyes in the sky are watching your part of the world right now.