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The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) will switch operations from Himawari-8 to Himawari-9 on 13 December at 05:00 UTC Himawari 9 has been in space in on-orbit storage since 2016, Happily waiting for its chance to become the primary Satellite, taking over from Himawari-8. Same tech, identical satellites, same AHI sensors, etc. Now is the time … Delve Deeper “Himawari-8 to Himawari-9 Transition” »
Updated 08/28/2023 Looks like NOAA 15 AVHRR scan motor is heating up again, Causing some issues with scanning and affecting the APT and HRPT Imagery: What follows below is an article from October 2022 NOAA-15 AVHRR degraded image data. Starting on October 18th, 2022, NOAA-15 suffered an issue with its AVHRR Scan Motor. This is … Delve Deeper “NOAA-15 AVHRR Issues” »
Receiving satellite imagery all by itself is interesting science and, for many of us a great hobby. Setting up your satellite receiving station, whether for GOES-R series satellites, or Himawari, FY2 or FY4, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A, Elektro-L series and others, getting the images is, in my opinion, just the start! Like NOAA, EUMETSAT, ROSCOSMOS, KMA, and other … Delve Deeper “Software and Coding for Post Processing of Imagery” »
Going Green, and to Extremes! Sometimes, you just have to share, and this really deserves to be seen! This is Manuel Lausmann’s (DO3MLA) very impressive remote, solar AND wind-powered satellite ground receiving station. Located in North Norway Sør-Helgeland ( JP65EQ) in the Manuel has built a self-powered APT/LRPT and weather station powered by a 24 … Delve Deeper “Going Green, and to Extremes!” »
GOES-18 HRIT- First Light Imagery As planned, GOES-18 completed its slow drift after its first phase of post-launch testing (PLT). Arriving at 136.8° West, GOES-18 is in position for its second round of PLT’s. GOES-18, which launched on March 1, 2022, was initially delivered to 89.5 degrees west over the Central U.S. and began post-launch … Delve Deeper “GOES-18 HRIT- First Light Imagery” »
Earth from Orbit: NOAA Debuts First Imagery from GOES-18 May 11, 2022 On May 11, 2022, NOAA shared the first images of the Western Hemisphere from its GOES-18 satellite. The satellite’s Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument recently captured stunning views of Earth. GOES-18, NOAA’s newest geostationary satellite, launched on March 1. The ABI views Earth with sixteen different … Delve Deeper “GOES-18 First Light Imagery” »
UPDATED 05-04-2022 Electromagnetic interference (EMI) refers to the disruption of a system’s operation due to an electromagnetic field created by the same or another electronic system. EMI is common and can affect any electronic system. The fifth generation of mobile technologies (5G) is no exception. 4G and 5G deployments can cause serious EMI issues too, … Delve Deeper “AWS-1 , AWS- 3 and LIGADO interference and HRIT/GRB, HRPT” »
UPDATE May 3, 2023 GOES-U Completes Solar Array Deployment Test This critical test verified that the satellite’s large, five-panel solar array — which is folded up when the satellite is launched — will properly deploy when GOES-U reaches geostationary orbit. During this test, engineers unfurled the five panels on rails that simulated the zero-gravity environment … Delve Deeper “GOES-U on track for April Launch” »
Photographer Nicholas D’Allesandro graciously allowed me to share a few of his AMAZING launch photos. Also included are a few press photo’s from NASA, NOAA, and United Launch Alliance. Preview in new tab The Last view of GOES-T ~ SPACECRAFT SEPERATION!T+plus 3 hours, 32 minutes, 55 seconds.
GOES-T, soon to be GOES-18, was successfully launched on March 1, 2022, at 4:38 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida aboard an Atlas V 541 rocket. It was United Launch Alliance’s 149th mission, the 38th for Launch Services Program, and the 92nd launch of Atlas V. The Atlas … Delve Deeper “GOES-T Launch a success!” »
