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Goes 17 satellite live.
Nesdis is part of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa and the department of commerce.
To view imagery from the operational goes east goes 16 and goes west goes 17 satellites.
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 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.
The loop heat pipe lhp subsystem which transfers heat from the abi electronics to the radiator is not operating at its designed capacity.
The consequence of this is that the abi detectors.
Goes 17 infrared image quality.
The relative proximity of these two satellites means that we can create stereoscopic or three dimensional imagery.
During post launch testing of the goes 17 abi instrument an issue with the instrument s cooling system was discovered.
The office of satellite and product operations ospo is part of the national environmental satellite data and information service nesdis.
Click on a region to view images and animations for that region.
Coverage area depictions are approximate.
The consequence of this is that the abi detectors.
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.
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.
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 infrared image quality.
This issue isn t something we nor anyone can resolve as the problem comes from the satellite itself.
Goes 17 geocolor view of the northern hemisphere feb.
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.