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Calibration and ValidationOne of the missions of the NOAA/NESDIS/StAR/RAMM Branch is to help assess GOES Imager and Sounder data quality. Calibration/validation activities include:
GOES-14 Science Test:
- The launch of GOES-O ocurred on 27 June 2009 and successfully reached geostationary orbit at 89.5 West longitude on 8 July 2009 to officially become GOES-14. The first official visible, IR, and Sounder images have since been taken. The main part of the Science Test will occur in December 2009.
- GOES-14 NOAA/Science Post Launch Test (PLT)
GOES-13 Science Test:
- The GOES-13 Science Test was conducted 7 through 28 December 2006. Data continued to be transmitted and collected until GOES-13 was put into storage mode on 5 January 2007.
- GOES-13 NOAA/Science Post Launch Test (PLT)
GOES Image Display Information:
- GOES Image Display Information (last updated in 2006)
This Web page was last updated on: 2009-09-18