GOES-West
GOES-17 satellite detects lightning strikes in the midwestern United States
It has been two months since the GOES-17 satellite was launched on March 01, 2018. The satellite is presently under its six months checkout period. On May 9, it sent the ‘first-light’ image captured by its Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM). According to the official statement, GLM mounted on GOES-17 satellite monitored lightning strikes and its […]
NOAA’s latest weather satellite is suffering from a cooling problem
On Wednesday, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released an official statement regarding the GOES-17 weather satellite that was launched two months ago. In the statement, the agency stated about a cooling problem that could endanger the capability of the satellite in the orbit. GOES-17, a new generation of a weather satellite, was […]