GOES-14 NOAA/SRSOR
1-min imagery)

(Last updated: 2012-08-08)

GOES-14 will supply sample 1-min imagery.

Theses tests started on 20 August 2012, with GOES-14 located near 105 degrees West, and ended on 31 October 2012.

Access many of the GOES-14-relevant posts are on the CIMSS Satellite Blog at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/



GOES-14 Schedules

The test schedule changed daily.


Daily Implementation of GOES-14 Science Test Schedules

(Daily starting time: 1630 UTC)

Starting Date [Julian Day]
(Day of Week)
Test Schedule NameDurationCenter PointComments
Start of Test
November 30 [334]
(Monday)
C5RTNEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsSome final changes in software at Satellite Operations are still being implemented
December 01 [335]
(Tuesday)
C6FDContinuous 30-minute Full Disk (including off-earth measurements)Sectors on both east and west limbs every hour (including off-earth measurements)Imagery for noise, striping, etc.
December 02 [336]
(Wednesday)
C2SRSOContinuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 34.7 N / 85.6 W, 1 deg E of Huntsville AL)26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesSignificant weather event over SE U.S.
December 03 [337]
(Thursday)
"C8" (inserted into C5 schedule)Emulation of GOES-east routine operations (with special scans inserted)Emulation of GOES-east routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons (plus ABI-like higher-resolution data emulation)
December 04 [338]
(Friday)
C1CONContinuous 5-minute CONUS sector26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans
December 05 [339]
(Saturday)
C2SRSOContinuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 28.59 N / 80.65 W, Kennedy Space Center)26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesCoordination with lightning mapping array over KSC
December 06 [340]
(Sunday)
C5RTNEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
December 07 [341]
(Monday)
C4RTNEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
December 08 [342]
(Tuesday)
C2SRSOContinuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 34.7 N / 86.6 W, Huntsville AL)26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesCoordinate with lightning detection array in Huntsville AL
December 09 [343]
(Wednesday)
C1CONContinuous 5-minute CONUS sector26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans
December 10 [344]
(Thursday)
C4RTNEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
December 11 [345]
(Friday)
C1CONContinuous 5-minute CONUS sector26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans
December 12 [346]
(Saturday)
C4RTNEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
December 13 [347]
(Sunday)
C4RTNEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
December 14 [348]
(Monday)
C5RTNEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
December 15 [349]
(Tuesday)
C5RTNEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
December 16 [350]
(Wednesday)
C5RTNEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
December 17 [351]
(Thursday)
C59RTNPartial-image frames testing (modified C5 GOES-east routine schedule)Emulation of GOES-east routine operationsAWIPS testing and product generation
December 18 [352]
(Friday)
C2SRSOContinuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 32 N / 82 W, on the Georgia coast)26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesSignificant weather event over SE U.S.
December 19 [353]
(Saturday)
C2SRSOContinuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 39 N / 77 W, Washington DC)26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesSignificant east coast snowstorm
December 20 [354]
(Sunday)
C2SRSOContinuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 50 N / 123 W, Whistler BC, Canada)26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesMountain snow study for 2010 Olympics
December 21 [355]
(Monday)
C4RTNEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
December 22 [356]
(Tuesday)
C4RTNEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
December 23 [357]
(Wednesday)
C4RTNEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
December 24 [358]
(Thursday)
C2SRSOContinuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 35.1 N / 89.8 W, Memphis TN)26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesLarge weather system over central U.S.
December 25 [359]
(Friday)
C1CONContinuous 5-minute CONUS sector26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans
December 26 [360]
(Saturday)
C1CONContinuous 5-minute CONUS sector26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans
December 27 [361]
(Sunday)
C1CONContinuous 5-minute CONUS sector26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans
December 28 [362]
(Monday)
C6FDContinuous 30-minute Full Disk (including off-earth measurements)Sectors on both east and west limbs every hour (including off-earth measurements)Imagery for noise, striping, etc.
December 29 [363]
(Tuesday)
C5RTNEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsEmulation of GOES-east routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
December 30 [364]
(Wednesday)
C1CONContinuous 5-minute CONUS sector26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutesABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans
December 31 [365]
(Thursday)
C4RTNEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
January 01 [001]
(Friday)
C4RTNEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
January 02 [002]
(Saturday)
C4RTNEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
January 03 [003]
(Sunday)
C4RTNEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsEmulation of GOES-west routine operationsRadiance and product comparisons
January 04 [004]
(Monday)
C7MOON1Capture moon off edge of earth (when possible) for calibration purposes Inserted into GOES-east routine operationsTest ABI lunar calibration concepts