GOES-19 ABI Calibration at Provisional Maturity

The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) onboard NOAA’s latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-19) was launched on June 25, 2024. After orbit raising, outgassing, and other preparations, GOES-19 ABI will release its first images in early September. In the following four months, GOES-19 ABI will undergo a series Post-Launch Tests and Post-Launch Product Tests to assess whether the data has attained the Provisional Maturity and are sufficient for operational use. NOAA’s current plan is for GOES-19 to replace GOES-16 as the operational GOES East in April 2025. This talk will summarize the status and highlights of GOES-19 ABI calibration at the time of presentation.

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