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GOES-R Series Instruments Overview
There are three classifications of GOES-R Series instruments:
Nadir-pointing
- Earth-pointed
- Mounted on highly stable, precision pointed platform
- Dynamically isolated from the rest of the spacecraft
- Includes ABI and GLM
Solar-pointing
- Mounted on a Sun Pointing Platform (SPP) housed on the solar array yoke
- The SPP provides a stable platform that tracks the seasonal and daily movement of the sun relative to the spacecraft
- Includes EXIS and SUVI on GOES-R/S/T and EXIS, SUVI, and CCOR on GOES-U
In-Situ
- Includes SEISS and the Magnetometer
- Provide localized measurements of particles and fields in geosynchronous orbit
- Features include:
- A wide variance in Field-of-View (FOV) requirements for the SEISS sensors
- A boom to provide relative magnetic isolation for the Magnetometer
GOES-R series Instrument Suites
Click below to watch a video overview of the six GOES-R series instrument suites and learn about the monitoring and detecting improvements they will provide.