GOES program status

Gerald J. Dittberner

doi:10.1117/12.254068

18 October 1996 GOES program status

Gerald J. Dittberner

Proceedings Volume 2812, GOES-8 and Beyond; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254068
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Two successful launches of NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) provide continuous images and atmosphere soundings from positions over the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. GOES-8, launched April 13, 1994 and GOES-9, launched on May 23, 1995 are the first three axis stabilized meteorological satellites ever placed in orbit. Their unique capabilities have provided over two years of opportunities for observing the atmosphere with 1 km resolution visible and 4 and 8 km infrared channels at 3.9, 6.7, 10.7, and 12.0 micrometers. In addition, the 19- channel atmospheric sounders provide soundings throughout the atmosphere over vast portions of the two oceans. This paper describes the status of current GOES satellites and provides a look into the future for coming spacecraft and instruments.

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Gerald J. Dittberner "GOES program status", Proc. SPIE 2812, GOES-8 and Beyond, (18 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254068

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