🛰️ Orbit: geostationary
- Altitude ~36 000 km (22 236 mi) above the equator
- Orbital period matches Earth’s rotation → appears stationary over one hemisphere
📷 Primary instrument: ABI (Advanced Baseline Imager)
- 16 bands (2 visible, 4 near-IR, 10 IR)
- Full-disk scan every 10 min, CONUS every 5 min
🌪️ Used for: weather, hurricanes, wildfires, fog, severe storms

⚠️ Don’t confuse with Landsat (705 km, polar). Geostationary = 0° inclination, very high altitude.

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GOES parks over the equator at ~36 000 km. Don't confuse with Landsat (705 km, polar). Geostationary = zero inclination, matches Earth's rotation.

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