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.
24 Mar 2023 - 11:57 EDT
24 Mar 2023 - 15:57 UTC
GOES-West Full Disk - Band 2
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Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 24 Mar 2023 - 1330 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 24 Mar 2023 - 1340 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 24 Mar 2023 - 1350 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 24 Mar 2023 - 1400 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 24 Mar 2023 - 1410 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 24 Mar 2023 - 1420 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 24 Mar 2023 - 1430 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 24 Mar 2023 - 1440 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 24 Mar 2023 - 1500 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 24 Mar 2023 - 1510 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 24 Mar 2023 - 1530 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 24 Mar 2023 - 1540 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.