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.
29 Mar 2024 - 11:05 EDT
29 Mar 2024 - 15:05 UTC
Post-Tropical Cyclone Lorenzo - Band 2 at 44.4°N - 25.8°W
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Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 02 Oct 2019 - 2100 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 02 Oct 2019 - 2110 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 02 Oct 2019 - 2120 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 02 Oct 2019 - 2130 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 02 Oct 2019 - 2140 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 02 Oct 2019 - 2150 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 02 Oct 2019 - 2200 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 02 Oct 2019 - 2210 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 02 Oct 2019 - 2220 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 02 Oct 2019 - 2230 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 02 Oct 2019 - 2240 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 02 Oct 2019 - 2250 UTC
0.64 µm - Red Band - 0.5 km resolution - Visible band 2 is in the red portion of the spectrum and has the highest resolution of any ABI band at 0.5 km, and for that reason is the primary visible band. It is used primarily to monitor the evolution of clouds throughout the daylight hours.
GOES-16 Band 2 corresponds approximately to the old GOES-13 visible channel.
Band 2 is a visible channel and is therefore black during nighttime hours.