GOES 13
No GOES 13 SXI images since December 2006
Spacecraft in storage mode
First Public Image July 6, 2006
GOES 14
GOES 14 SXI images
On Orbit Checkout
First Public Image August 13, 2009
NOAA / Space Weather Prediction Center
GOES 13No GOES 13 SXI images since December 2006
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GOES 14GOES 14 SXI images
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GOES
SXI Archive -- National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) |
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The GOES 12, 13 and 14 spacecraft each carry a sophisticated Solar X-ray Imager to monitor the Sun’s X-rays for the early detection of solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and other phenomena that impact the geospace environment. This early warning is important because travelling solar disturbances affect not only the safety of humans in high-altitude missions, such as human spaceflight, but also military and commercial satellite communications. In addition, coronal mass ejections can damage long-distance electric power grids, causing extensive power blackouts.
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