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NOAA's GOES-18 is now sending back data from its new

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post-launch testing position over the Pacific Ocean.

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From its new vantage point, GOES-18 can now see

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Alaska, Hawaii, and the Pacific Ocean all the way to New Zealand.

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This location allows it to monitor the northeastern Pacific,

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where many of the weather systems affecting the continental U.S. originate.

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GOES-18 has already seen a lot from its new location.

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Recently, it observed wildfires in Alaska, 
and the movement of smoke and fog.

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GOES-18 also monitored a low pressure system off the West Coast.

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The satellite captured von Kármán vortices off the coast of
 Isla Guadalupe in the Pacific

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and tracked severe thunderstorms over Colorado.

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As GOES-18 continues post-launch testing,
 its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)

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will provide critical information for eastern Pacific hurricane forecasters
despite not yet being fully operational.

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After the completion of post-launch testing and checkout,

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NOAA plans for GOES-18 to replace GOES-17 as the operational 
GOES West satellite in early 2023.

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Earth From Orbit: GOES-18 Goes West

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Imagery from GOES-18 during the post-launch testing phase should be considered preliminary and non-operational.

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