Weather satellite gives Minnesotans a new view of home from the other side of the clouds

GOES-16 provides a true color view of the upper Mississippi Valley.
NASA and NOAA's GOES-16 weather satellite provides a true color view of the upper Mississippi Valley on June 27, 2018.
NOAA

Last December, GOES-16 joined NASA and NOAA's newest series of geostationary weather satellites, also referred to as GOES-R, which help meteorologists observe and predict weather events.

GOES-16 provides a time lapse view of the upper Mississippi Valley.
GOES-16 provides a true color time lapse view of the upper Mississippi Valley during the afternoon of June 27, 2018.
NOAA

The GOES-R program currently consists of three satellites, of them only GOES-16, also known as GOES-East, observes Earth's Western Hemisphere.

NOAA provides updated time-lapse views of both the United States, and the upper Mississippi Valley, where Minnesota is visible, every five minutes.

According to NASA, the lifetime of the GOES-R series of satellites extends through December 2036.

GOES-16 provides a time lapse view of the United States.
GOES-16 provides a true color time lapse view of the United States during the afternoon of June 27, 2018.
NOAA

 

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