Development of satellite products that are used by the operational community usually occurs after a satellite is placed into orbit. As a result, the operational life span of a satellite can be reduced due to the time required for product development. As part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R (GOES-R) and the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) risk reduction activities at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), we have proposed to create synthetic imagery in advance. That is, produce synthetic imagery before the sensor is placed into orbit. Creating not only synthetic satellite imagers, but also products in advance has the potential to extend the operational life span of future satellites. As a consequence, our first goal was to demonstrate that synthetic images can be produced. A brief overview of the procedure followed by examples of synthetic GOES-R and NPOESS images will be presented.