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GOES-13
GOES-13
Launched in:
2006
Out of service since:
2018
Repeat cycle:
0.01 days
Orbit height:
35800 km
Orbit type:
Geostationary
Organisation:
NOAA
Launched 24 May 2006.
Retired on 8 Jan 2018. Transferred to Air Force.
GOES-13 websites
Information
CIMSS - GOES Technical info
NOAA - GOES
NOAA - GOES status
NOAA - GOES
Data ordering
NOAA CLASS
NOAA - Data Access by Satellite and Instrument
On Board Sensors
Imager (2) (Imager on GOES 12-15)
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.53 to 0.71
1000
Band 2 (MWIR)
3.7 to 4
4000
Band 3 (TIR)
5.9 to 7.3
4000
Band 4 (TIR)
10.2 to 11.2
4000
Band 5 (TIR)
12.9 to 13.6
4000
SEM (Space Environment Monitor)
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band
Sounder (Sounder on GOES)
Information
CIMSS - GOES Technical info
GOES Sounder Instrument
Data ordering
NOAA NCEI
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 13 (MWIR)
4.55 to 4.59
8000
Band 14 (MWIR)
4.5 to 4.55
8000
Band 15 (MWIR)
4.43 to 4.48
8000
Band 16 (MWIR)
4.1 to 4.17
8000
Band 17 (MWIR)
3.95 to 4.01
8000
Band 18 (MWIR)
3.68 to 3.82
8000
Band 19 (VIS)
0.67 to 0.72
8000
Band 1 (TIR)
14.57 to 14.85
8000
Band 2 (TIR)
14.23 to 14.5
8000
Band 3 (TIR)
13.94 to 14.19
8000
Band 4 (TIR)
13.5 to 13.79
8000
Band 5 (TIR)
13.23 to 13.51
8000
Band 6 (TIR)
12.42 to 12.9
8000
Band 7 (TIR)
11.67 to 12.39
8000
Band 8 (TIR)
10.73 to 11.34
8000
Band 9 (TIR)
9.59 to 9.83
8000
Band 10 (TIR)
7.29 to 7.59
8000
Band 11 (TIR)
6.83 to 7.22
8000
Band 12 (TIR)
6.39 to 6.64
8000
SXI (Solar X-ray Imager)
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band
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