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.
8 Dec 2023 - 07:25 EST
8 Dec 2023 - 12:25 UTC
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Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 08 Dec 2023 - 1020 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 08 Dec 2023 - 1030 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 08 Dec 2023 - 1040 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 08 Dec 2023 - 1050 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 08 Dec 2023 - 1100 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 08 Dec 2023 - 1110 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 08 Dec 2023 - 1120 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 08 Dec 2023 - 1130 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 08 Dec 2023 - 1140 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 08 Dec 2023 - 1150 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 08 Dec 2023 - 1200 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 08 Dec 2023 - 1210 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.