sentences:  GOES-17 occupies the GOES-West position at 137.2° W. The satellite, designated as GOES-S before orbiting, was launched by an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 on 1 March 2018.Following post-launch testing and troubleshooting of a problem in its imager, the satellite was declared operational in February 2019.Several GOES satellites are still in orbit but are either inactive or have been re-purposed.