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GOES-15

Launched in:	2010
Orbit height:	35800 km
Orbit type:	Geostationary
Organisation:	NOAA
Launched 4 Mar 2010. Operational since 6 Dec 2011. Satellite is stored in orbit since Jul 2018.

GOES-15 websites

Information

NOAA - GOES
CIMSS - GOES Technical info
NOAA - GOES
NOAA - GOES status

Data ordering

NOAA CLASS
NOAA - Data Access by Satellite and Instrument

On Board Sensors

Imager (2) (Imager on GOES 12-15)

Sounder (Sounder on GOES)

Information

CIMSS - GOES Technical info
GOES Sounder Instrument

Data ordering

NOAA NCEI

Sensor Bands

Band	Wavelength (µm)	Bandwidth (µm)	Resolution (m)	Swath width (km)	Revisit time (days)
Band 13 (MWIR)	4.55 to 4.59		8000
Band 14 (MWIR)	4.5 to 4.55		8000
Band 15 (MWIR)	4.43 to 4.48		8000
Band 16 (MWIR)	4.1 to 4.17		8000
Band 17 (MWIR)	3.95 to 4.01		8000
Band 18 (MWIR)	3.68 to 3.82		8000
Band 19 (VIS)	0.67 to 0.72		8000
Band 1 (TIR)	14.57 to 14.85		8000
Band 2 (TIR)	14.23 to 14.5		8000
Band 3 (TIR)	13.94 to 14.19		8000
Band 4 (TIR)	13.5 to 13.79		8000
Band 5 (TIR)	13.23 to 13.51		8000
Band 6 (TIR)	12.42 to 12.9		8000
Band 7 (TIR)	11.67 to 12.39		8000
Band 8 (TIR)	10.73 to 11.34		8000
Band 9 (TIR)	9.59 to 9.83		8000
Band 10 (TIR)	7.29 to 7.59		8000
Band 11 (TIR)	6.83 to 7.22		8000
Band 12 (TIR)	6.39 to 6.64		8000

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