{"id":42331,"date":"2021-09-03T18:42:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T18:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=42331"},"modified":"2024-07-18T15:46:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T15:46:47","slug":"a-goes-abi-view-of-the-firefly-aerospaces-maiden-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/42331","title":{"rendered":"A GOES ABI View of the Firefly Aerospace\u2019s Maiden Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/satellites\">NOAA<\/a>&#8216;s GOES-16 and GOES-17 ABI observed the Firefly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2021\/09\/firefly-maiden-flight-alpha\/\">Aerospace\u2019s maiden flight<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil\/\">Vandenberg <\/a>Air Force base. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GOES-16 ABI 16-panel captured the before and after the anomaly (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Firefly_Alpha\">explosion approximately 2.5 minutes after launch<\/a>). Loop: (<a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/09\/G16ABI_FD_PLUME_B12345678910111213141516_2021246_015020_020100_16PANELS_loop.gif\">animated gif<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/09\/G16ABI_FD_PLUME_B12345678910111213141516_2021246_015020_020100_16PANELS_loop.mp4\">mp4<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video autoplay controls loop src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/09\/G16ABI_FD_PLUME_B12345678910111213141516_2021246_015020_020100_16PANELS_loop.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">  GOES-16 ABI 16-panel animation from September 3, 2021 at 02:00 UTC.   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The parallax effect is very evident comparing GOES-17 and GOES-16 ABI views. Loop: (<a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/09\/GOES-16_GOES-17_ABI_RadF_plume_2021246_020020Z_loop.gif\">animated gif<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/09\/GOES-16_GOES-17_ABI_RadF_plume_2021246_020020Z_loop.mp4\">mp4<\/a>). What is shown is a multi-spectral <a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/OCLOFactSheetPDFs\/QuickGuide_GOESR_RocketPlumeRGB.pdf\">&#8220;rocket plume&#8221; RGB<\/a>.  More about parallax can be explored using this <a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/webapps\/parallax\/overview.html\">webapp<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls loop src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/09\/GOES-16_GOES-17_ABI_RadF_plume_2021246_020020Z_loop.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GOES-17 and GOES-16 &#8220;Rocket Plume&#8221; RGB from September 2, 2021 at 02:00 UTC.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These loops were made using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/software\/x\/\">McIDAS-X <\/a>or UW GEO CSPP <a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/csppgeo\/geo2grid.html\">geo2grid<\/a> software with data via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/datacenter\/\">UW\/SSEC Data Services<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOAA&#8216;s GOES-16 and GOES-17 ABI observed the Firefly Aerospace\u2019s maiden flight from Vandenberg Air Force base. GOES-16 ABI 16-panel captured the before and after the anomaly (explosion approximately 2.5 minutes after launch). Loop: (animated gif) (mp4). The parallax effect is very evident comparing GOES-17 and GOES-16 ABI views. Loop: (animated gif) (mp4). 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