The goes 17 satellite launched march 1 2018 is currently in a test position viewing earth from 22 000 miles above the equator at 89 5 degrees west longitude.
Goes 17 satellite live.
Goes 17 geocolor view of the northern hemisphere feb.
The consequence of this is that the abi detectors.
Active storms ts gamma hu marie goes west.
Meanwhile goes east is positioned at 75 2 degrees west longitude.
To view imagery from the operational goes east goes 16 and goes west goes 17 satellites.
For more information about goes 17 s cooling issue view noaa s summary of the goes 17 cooling system issue.
Long story short there is a daily and seasonal impact to the quality of data for a subset of the satellites abi bands.
The loop heat pipe lhp subsystem which transfers heat from the abi electronics to the radiator is not operating at its designed capacity.
In its new role goes 17 will serve as noaa s primary geostationary satellite for detecting and monitoring pacific storm systems fog wildfires and other weather phenomena that affect the western united states alaska and hawaii.
The loop heat pipe lhp subsystem which transfers heat from the abi electronics to the radiator is not operating at its designed capacity.
During post launch testing of the goes 17 abi instrument an issue with the instrument s cooling system was discovered.
Choose imagery from an archive that s over a month long 22 tb for goes 16 and goes 17 data plus 1 week of himawari data if you re viewing a real time non archived loop and would like to save share the exact times you re viewing instead of the real time imagery that will update simply click the a rchived imagery button to have the.
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Coverage area depictions are approximate.
Goes 17 infrared image quality.
The consequence of this is that the abi detectors.
During post launch testing of the goes 17 abi instrument an issue with the instrument s cooling system was discovered.
The symptoms of this can be rapid changes in observed ir brightness temperature horizontal striping or a complete lack of image.
This section contains imagery prior to goes 17 being declared operational.
Users assume all risk related to their use of pre operational goes 17 data and noaa disclaims any and all warranties whether express or implied including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Goes west goes 17 images and loops note as a result of the loop heat pipe issue on goes 17 imagery for some ir bands 7 16 between 0830 utc and 1730 utc at some times of the year will be bad.
The relative proximity of these two satellites means that we can create stereoscopic or three dimensional imagery.
Goes 17 infrared image quality.
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