National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Office (NOAA) announced the geostationary weather satellite GOES-19 fully operational as the new GOES East satellite. Its main tool is a modern Advanced Baseline Imager scanner (ABI), developed by L3Harris Technologies.
This high-precision system has been since July 2024 of the year ensures the sending of data from orbit, allowing quick and effective detection of dangerous weather phenomena, particularly severe thunderstorms, forest fires and hurricanes. Thanks to ABI, meteorologists receive accurate information in real time, which significantly increases the quality of forecasting and enables prompt response to threats.
GOES-19 was the fourth and final satellite in the GOES-R series. It is part of the global ring of satellites, which are equipped with ABI class devices manufactured by L3Harris — in total, seven such devices: four are used by NOAA, two - by Japan, one more - by South Korea.
The official transition of GOES-19 to operational mode as a GOES East satellite is an important step in achieving NOAA's strategic goal of providing high-precision monitoring of hazardous weather events in the Western Hemisphere. The use of advanced visualization technology on board the satellite makes it possible to create the most prompt and reliable forecasts, which helps improve the level of security for millions of people.