{"id":44902,"date":"2022-03-01T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=44902"},"modified":"2022-03-03T20:49:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:49:03","slug":"goes-t-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/44902","title":{"rendered":"GOES-T launch, as viewed by GOES-16 and GOES-17"},"content":{"rendered":"
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30-second images from the 16 ABI spectral bands of GOES-16 [click to play animated GIF | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n

GOES-T<\/strong><\/a> was launched from the Kennedy Space Center<\/strong><\/a> in Florida at 2138 UTC on 01 March 2022<\/strong><\/a> — and distinct reflectance and\/or thermal signatures of the Atlas V rocket launch were evident in 30-second images from all 16 ABI<\/strong><\/a> spectral bands of GOES-16 (GOES-East)<\/em> (above)<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

One of the more interesting aspects was the long trail of superheated air + water vapor in the wake of the Atlas V booster engines, which could be seen drifting slowly northward in GOES-16 Shortwave Infrared (Band 07, 3.9 \u00b5m) and Upper-level Water Vapor (Band 09, 6.2 \u00b5m) images (below)<\/strong><\/em>. The warmest 3.9 \u00b5m Shortwave Infrared brightness temperature sensed by GOES-16 was 38.78\u00baC at 2139 UTC<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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30-second GOES-16 Shortwave Infrared (3.9 \u00b5m) and Upper-level Water Vapor (6.2 \u00b5m) images [click to play animated GIF | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n

30-second scan were also available from GOES-17 (GOES-West)<\/em> — reflectance and\/or thermal signatures were also evident in imagery from all 16 of those ABI spectral bands (below)<\/strong><\/em>. The warmest 3.9 \u00b5m Shortwave Infrared brightness temperature sensed by GOES-17 was 38.58\u00baC at 2139 UTC<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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30-second images from the 16 ABI spectral bands of GOES-17 [click to play animated GIF | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n

A comparison of “Red” Visible (0.64 \u00b5m) images from GOES-17 and GOES-16 is shown below — and as in the 16-band examples above, the images are displayed in the native projection of each satellite (in other words, they are not re-mapped to a common map projection). Due to the much higher oblique viewing angle from GOES-17, parallax<\/strong><\/a> made the rocket condensation plume appear much longer (and extend farther to the east).<\/p>\n

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“Red” Visible (0.64 \u00b5m) images from GOES-17 (left) and GOES-16 (right) [click to play animated GIF | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n

However, a toggle between GOES-16 and GOES-17 Shortwave Infrared images at 21:38:55 UTC (below)<\/strong><\/em> — both displayed in a common map projection — revealed the large eastward displacement of the Atlas V rocket booster engine thermal signature with GOES-17 (the parallax shift magnitude was 35 km).<\/p>\n

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Shortwave Infrared images from GOES-16 and GOES-17 at 21:38:55 UTC (credit: Tim Schmit, NOAA\/NESDIS\/ASPB) [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>\n

The Atlas V rocket’s rapid rate of ascent was apparent when looking at the first 1 minute (at 30-second intervals) of GOES-16 True Color RGB images visualized using CSPP GeoSphere<\/strong><\/a> (below)<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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GOES-16 True Color RGB images [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>\n

GOES-16 Plume RGB<\/strong><\/a> imagery (below)<\/strong><\/em> is an effective product that aids in the identification of both the rocket condensation plume and the booster engine thermal signature.<\/p>\n

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GOES-16 Plume RGB images (credit: Tim Schmit, NOAA\/NESDIS\/ASPB) [click to play animated GIF]<\/p><\/div>\n

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GOES-16 True Color RGB images (credit Tim Schmit, NOAA\/NESDIS\/ASPB) [click to play animated GIF | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n

True Color RGB images from GOES-16 (above)<\/strong><\/em> and GOES-17 (below)<\/strong><\/em> highlighted the rocket condensation plume.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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GOES-17 True Color RGB images (credit Tim Schmit, NOAA\/NESDIS\/ASPB) [click to play animated GIF | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n

Additional imagery and information on the GOES-T launch can be found on the Satellite Liaison Blog<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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