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.
19 Mar 2024 - 08:15 EDT
19 Mar 2024 - 12:15 UTC
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Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 1116 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 1121 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 1126 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 1131 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 1136 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 1141 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 1146 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 1151 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 1156 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 1201 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 1206 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 1211 UTC
0.86 µm - "Veggie" Band - 1 km resolution - Combining band 3 (a near-infrared or "reflective" band), along with the 0.64 µm ("red") ABI Band 2, will be used for detecting daytime clouds, fog, and aerosols and for calculating a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), hence its nickname the "veggie" band.
Band 3 is a visible channel and is therefore black during nighttime hours.