First Images of the World from GOES-18

Storms, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, clouds… the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-18 By observing all of these events, its new satellite will help us better predict and understand weather, climate problems and natural disasters. Originally known as GOES-T, the satellite was sent into orbit by NASA on March 1.

Now GOES-18, our home of the world He sent the first images he took. The images show the beauty of the blue planet and how much it actually is. ‘fragile’ It shows once again that it is.

GOES-18 gets 30x more data

NOAA, from satellite first images shared on Wednesday. In addition to the images of the Earth, the effects of storms, dust and forest fires on the planet were also included in the images.

GOES-18, a fixed satellite, is located near the equator. 35,800 kilometers It will continuously view the Western Hemisphere from its position on Alreen Knaub, deputy program manager of GOES-T, stated that they are examining space air, solar air and world weather with the new satellite. “On this satellite, as with previous satellites, 30 times more we receive data” saves as.

The newly sent satellite images are the GOES-18’s seamless it shows it’s working somehow. NOAA’s statement “GOES-18 is currently undergoing post-launch testing, verification and calibration of its instruments and systems to prepare them for operations” sentences were included.

NOAA will launch the satellite in early 2023 if they don’t encounter any problems. “GOES West” named after the GOES-17 satellite, which had technical difficulties. in its place says it will pass. However, GOES-18 is expected to play a crucial role in weather forecasting, monitoring of storms and disasters.

Here is the first captivating video from GOES-18: