Satellite signatures of the GOES-U launch, from both GOES-16 and GOES-18
![](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2024/06/gu_b08-20240625_212955.png)
Stepped sequence of 1-minute GOES-16 images from all 16 ABI spectral bands, plus a Rocket Plume RGB; KXMR denotes the location of the Cocoa Beach rawinsonde site [click to play animated GIF | MP4]
30-second images from GOES-18 (GOES-West) are shown below.
![](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2024/06/gug18_b08-20240625_212955.png)
Stepped sequence of 30-second GOES-18 images from all 16 ABI spectral bands, plus a Rocket Plume RGB; KXMR denotes the location of the Cocoa Beach rawinsonde site [click to play animated GIF | MP4]
![](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2024/06/gu_rgb2_fed-20240625_212655.png)
1-minute GOES-16 Visible/Infrared Sandwich RGB images with/without an overlay of GLM Flash Extent Density; KXMR denotes the location of the Cocoa Beach rawinsonde site [click to play animated GIF | MP4]