First-of-its-kind Geostationary Lightning Mapper completed for GOES-R satellite
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 17:30
in Astronomy & Space
The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument for NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R (GOES-R) completed development and testing and is now ready for integration with the spacecraft. The GOES-R satellite will be the first flight of this sophisticated lightning mapping instrument in geostationary orbit and will enable early predictions of intensifying storms and severe weather events.