The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has formally converted two optons to construction orders for two weather satellites GOES T and GOES U from Lockheed Martin. The satellites were originally ordered as options in 2010 of the batch deal for GOES R and GOES S (delayed after a contract appeal from 2008). According to space news, the new deal is GOES T option/order is worth $175.9 million, and the GOES-U option/order is worth $139.7 million,