Earth as Seen by Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) Satellite | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Happy New Year! NOAA’s GOES-East captured this image of our home at 12:33 a.m. EST on January 1. Our Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) orbit 22,300 miles above the Earth at a speed matching the Earth’s rotation. This allows them to hover continuously over one position on the surface. The satellites, there’s a GOES-West too, provide constant coverage of the western hemisphere and they’re critical tools for identifying severe weather, snow storms, tropical storms, and hurricanes. For more information about NOAA’s satellites visit https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/

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