GOES-18 Interleave Testing - Has ended. GOES-West data now supplied from operational GOES-17 satellite.
GOES-18 expected to become operational GOES-West in January 2023. See GOES-18 Interleave Testing for more information.
22 Mar 2023 - 15:15 EDT
22 Mar 2023 - 19:15 UTC
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Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1711 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1716 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1721 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1726 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1731 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1736 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1741 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1746 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1751 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1801 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1806 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1811 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1816 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1821 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1826 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1831 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1836 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1841 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1846 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1851 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1856 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1901 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1906 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Mar 2023 - 1911 UTC
1.6 µm - Snow/Ice Band - 1 km resolution - During the day band 5 can be used to differentiate ice clouds and snow (relatively dark) from liquid water clouds (relatively bright), such as fog and stratus. It can also detect very hot fires both day and night.
Band 5 is a visible channel and is therefore black during nighttime hours.