GOES-17 sees Landsat 9 Rocket Plume
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The ABI on NOAA‘s GOES-17 (GOES-West) was able to see the Landsat 9 rocket plume from Vandenberg Space Force base. The plume was most evident on ABI bands 7 (3.9 µm) and 8 (6.2 µm), using the mesoscale sector (1) on September 27, 2021.The same animation as above, but as an animated gif. The 18:15 UTC image. CONUS... Read More