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Discovery Dish Project Update: Dish Manufacturing Progressing Well! Kraken RF Inc. has released an update on their Discovery Dish Project The Discovery Dish project is moving forward, and they’ve just received the first finished manufacturing samples of the petalized version of the dish! These dishes look great and perform even better. The prototype dishes used … Delve Deeper “Kraken Discovery Dish Progress” »
GOES-U Launch from Liftoff to Booster touchdown GOES U Separation from Booster into Geo Transfer Orbit. NOAA’s latest weather satellite, GOES-U, blasted off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket Tuesday, June 25th at 17:16 EST from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The powerful launch marks a new era for weather forecasting and space weather monitoring. … Delve Deeper “GOES-U Launch Day” »
GOES-U Prepares for Launch: Nears Completion of Critical Milestones and Arrives at SpaceX Hanger- Ready for Roll Out Live view of Pad 39A After completing several key steps, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U (GOES-U) is on track for launch. The satellite, built for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will liftoff aboard a … Delve Deeper “GOES-U Launch Preparations” »
Authors note: This is a rewrite of the original blog post I wrote in 2020, and there have been a lot of changes since then. And I have had A LOT of conversations on forums, emails, and groups about satellite reception. I have given talks and presentations to Universities, NOAA, HAM Radio Clubs, Meteorological groups, … Delve Deeper “What will the neighbors think?” »
Spectral Imagery and False Colorization of Geostationary Satellite Data Updated June 9th 2024 Geostationary satellites like GOES, Himawari, Meteosat, FENGYUN, and Elektro primarily acquire imagery in various infrared (IR) bands along the electromagnetic spectrum. While some possess limited visible band capabilities (typically blue and red), these are often desaturated and not used for generating true-color … Delve Deeper “False Color Imagery” »
GOES-U Launch Date and Time – NASA and SpaceX are gearing up for a critical launch on Tuesday, June 25th. Their two-hour target window opens at 5:16 p.m. EDT UPDATE: June 18th 2024 GOES-U Prepares for Launch: Media Gets a Close Look On June 6th, NASA facilitated a media viewing of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric … Delve Deeper “GOES-U to Launch in June” »
Heads Up! NOAA and NASA to Brief Public on GOES-U Launch Calling all space enthusiasts and weather satellite watchers! There’s a virtual briefing happening on May 29th, 2024 at 11:00 am ET hosted by NOAA and NASA. The topic? The upcoming launch of GOES-U, the final satellite in the GOES-R series! Experts from NOAA, NASA, … Delve Deeper “NOAA and NASA to Brief Public on GOES-U Launch” »
Argh-who took a chunk out of my image? Updated 01.14.2025 If you are seeing strange images around 05:00 -09:30 UTC Depending on orbital position and satellite, like the ones below, don’t immediately run to check all your settings and connections!! It can happen around satellite local midnight time, and the ABI would see a direct … Delve Deeper “Argh-who took a chunk out of my image?” »
The Science and Art of post-processing satellite imagery. By Carl G. Reinemann, USRadioguy.com At the most recent NOAA user group meeting, after I had finished my presentation, I had a couple of questions regarding my last slide, which was a full disk image of planet Earth, derived from the GOES-16 satellite and then, using bands … Delve Deeper “Satellite Processing-Science vs Art:” »
A DIY GOES Parabolic Antenna (Rest in Pieces) This blog post chronicles a unique project undertaken for a recent manufacturing final by -MrNutter- Gabriel Nutter (gabenutter at gmail.com): building a parabolic antenna specifically designed to receive GOES weather satellite data. The creator, with no prior experience in this field, embraced a creative approach. While the … Delve Deeper “Highschool GOES project” »
