GOES-15: first Sounder instrument visible image
First official GOES-15 Sounder visible image (click to enlarge)
The first official GOES-15 Sounder visible image (above) became available starting at 17:30 UTC on 08 April 2010. For more details on the first GOES-15 Imager instrument visible images, see the CIMSS Satellite blog, the SSEC Spotlight, and the NOAA News pages. GOES-15 (GOES-P) is the final spacecraft in the GOES N/O/P series.
The GOES-15 will go through its post launch science test during the Summer of 2010 — the first IR images from the GOES-15 sounder are expected in late April of 2010.
Sounder images and products from the other GOES satellites can be found at the CIMSS GOES Realtime Derived Products site.
First and second GOES-15 Sounder visible images