NASA & NOAA - GOES T Mission patch.
May 12, 2022
On May 11, 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, shared the first images of the Western Hemisphere from its Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T). Later designated GOES-18, the satellite’s Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument recently captured stunning views of Earth.
Launched by NASA on March 1, GOES-18 lifted off at 4:38 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida. The ABI views Earth with 16 different channels, each measuring energy at different wavelengths along the electromagnetic spectrum to obtain information about Earth’s atmosphere, land, and ocean.
Learn more: GOES Overview and History: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goes-overview/index.html
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https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/03/ula-atlas-v-launches-goes-t.html
Related link:
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T): https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/next-generation/goes-t-launch
Image Credit: NOAA/Text Credits: NASA/Yvette Smith.
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