The latest weather satellite takes pictures of a hemisphere

The first pictures, 2017, from an orbit at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers above the Earth. Pictures published National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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The satellite GOES-16 is able to take pictures of the whole hemisphere in high definition every 15 minutes, which will help scientists and meteorologists conduct weather observations and predict natural disasters with greater accuracy.

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The Caribbean islands and the United States of the South-East.

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image resolution GOES-16 is four times higher resolution photos of other satellites in the same series, and its speed is 5 times higher.

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Now the satellite is at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers above the Earth, and that is why it can take a picture of our planet as a whole. 5.

In comparison, the International Space Station is located at an altitude of 400 kilometers.

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GOES-16 was launched on 19 November 2016 from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral and tested two months of operation.

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He now has a year of the trial period, after the completion of the satellite which will translate into a new orbit, to determine where it will be most useful.

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This 16-panel image shows the continental United States in two visible channels, four near-infrared and infrared 10 channels of the main area. These channels help to distinguish in an atmosphere of water vapor clouds, smoke, ice, and volcanic ash.

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