CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17, 2025

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CIMSS Satellite Blog Updates: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog (https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/) was updated with the following posts: "Remnants of Typhoon Halong intensifies over the Bering Sea, then moves inland across western/northwestern Alaska" (Oct. 12), "Satellite signatures of SpaceX Starship Test Flight 11" (Oct. 13) and "Fifty Loops for the 50th Anniversary of GOES" (Oct. 16). (S. Bachmeier, M.Gunshor, S. Lindstrom, T.Schmit, CIMSS)

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Figure: GOES-19 Rocket Plume RGB image at 2328 UTC on Oct. 13, 2025 -- showing the signature of water vapor in the exhaust plume of the SpaceX Starship during Test Flight 11.

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CIMSS Marks 50th Anniversary of GOES: Researchers at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies marked the 50th anniversary of the launch of GOES-1. Mat Gunshor delivered a seminar to an audience of approximately 75 (50 in-person, 25 online), consisting of students, faculty, and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on October 15th. Then on October 16th, the 50th anniversary of the launch of GOES-1, the CIMSS Satellite Blog featured a story "Fifty Loops for the 50th Anniversary of GOES." This blog post has an interesting case from all 50 states (plus DC, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa) that highlights the use of GOES for different types of events, such as fires, convection, hurricanes, and more. (M. Gunshor, CIMSS, 608-263-1146, S. Bachmeier, CIMSS).

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Figure: Celebrating 50 years of GOES! The first full disk image from GOES-1 on October 25, 1975. GOES-A launched on October 16, 1975, and became GOES-1 upon reaching geostationary orbit.

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Figure: GOES-18 Water Vapor image at 0700 UTC on Oct. 12, 2025 -- showing the remnants of Typhoon Halong over the Bering Sea, which caused wind gusts of 70-80 knots over parts of Alaska at that time.