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.
28 Mar 2024 - 06:39 EDT
28 Mar 2024 - 10:39 UTC
Post-tropical Cyclone Six-E - Band 2 at 18.2°N - 118.0°W
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Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 15 Jul 2020 - 0550 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 15 Jul 2020 - 0600 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 15 Jul 2020 - 0610 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 15 Jul 2020 - 0620 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 15 Jul 2020 - 0630 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 15 Jul 2020 - 0700 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 15 Jul 2020 - 0710 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 15 Jul 2020 - 0720 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 15 Jul 2020 - 0800 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 15 Jul 2020 - 0810 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 15 Jul 2020 - 0820 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 15 Jul 2020 - 0840 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.