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.
30 Sep 2023 - 00:16 EDT
30 Sep 2023 - 04:16 UTC
GOES-West Full Disk - Band 2
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Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 30 Sep 2023 - 0210 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 30 Sep 2023 - 0220 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 30 Sep 2023 - 0230 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 30 Sep 2023 - 0240 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 30 Sep 2023 - 0250 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 30 Sep 2023 - 0300 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 30 Sep 2023 - 0310 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 30 Sep 2023 - 0320 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 30 Sep 2023 - 0330 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 30 Sep 2023 - 0340 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 30 Sep 2023 - 0350 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 30 Sep 2023 - 0400 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.