NOAA Gives Update on GOES-17 ABI

Top officials from NOAA's Satellite and Information Service and National Weather Service today spoke with media about the status of the GOES-17 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), the satellite's primary instrument.

Top officials from NOAA's Satellite and Information Service and National Weather Service today spoke with media about the status of the GOES-17 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), the satellite's primary instrument.

The ABI has experienced technical issues with its cooling system during the orbital check-out phase of GOES-17's six instruments -- the other five are performing normally. The cooling system is a significant part of the ABI and did not start up properly.

This fact sheet (PDF) explains more about the loop heat pipe issue.

Click below to hear the audio of the press briefing, which features:

Dr. Steve Volz, director of NOAA's Satellite and Information Service, Pam Sullivan, director of the GOES-R System Program and Joe Pica, director of the Office of Observations for NOAA's National Weather Service.

Click here to listen to the audio from the July 24, 2018 GOES-17 ABI media call.

Members of the news media may contact NESDIS by reaching out to our Public Affairs Officer,John Leslie at:​Email: John.Leslie@noaa.gov Phone:301-713-0214Twitter: https://twitter.com/@NOAASatellitePA

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