Satellite signatures of the DART Mission launch
GOES-17 Near-Infrared, Shortwave Infrared and Water Vapor images [click to play animated GIF | MP4]
The corresponding GOES-17 Visible (spectral bands 1 and 2) and Near-Infrared (spectral bands 3-6) images are shown below. Since the satellite was viewing the rocket from the west, a very faint reflectance signature of the Falcon 9 booster could be seen in the first 3 post-launch 0.64 µm (Band 2) Visible images — but no discernible signature was evident in the lower-resolution 0.47 µm (Band 1) Visible imagery.
GOES-17 Visible and Near-Infrared images [click to play animated GIF | MP4]