Advanced Baseline Imager Image Gallery

The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is the primary instrument on the GOES-R Series spacecraft for imaging Earth’s weather, oceans, and environment. ABI views Earth with 16 different spectral bands (compared to five on previous GOES), including two visible channels, four near-infrared channels, and ten infrared channels. ABI provides three times more spectral information, four times the spatial resolution, and more than five times faster coverage than the previous GOES imager.

GOES-S Development Images

GLM and ABI covered in packaging in front of an American flag.
The Advanced Baseline Imager (left) and Geostationary Lightning Mapper (right) that will fly on the…
ABI wrapped in packaging in front of an American flag.
The GOES-S Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument after being installed on the GOES-S weather…
The ABI is lifted high into the air while two technicians in white hazmat suits stand nearby.
Engineers prepare to install the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument on the Earth Pointing…

GOES-R Development Images

The ABI is surrounded by several people in white protective suits in a large room.
The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is installed onto the GOES-R spacecraft at Lockheed…
A large box covered in silver foil is being moved on wheels through a large, open room.
The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument arrives at Lockheed Martin’s Littleton,…
The ABI is on a dolly with a large American flag on the wall in the background.
The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument is shown in a cleanroom at a Lockheed Martin…
A large box covered in silver wrapping is loaded onto a truck.
Engineers at Exelis prepare the completed Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) that will fly on GOES-R…
Several people in white protective suits stand near the ABI wrapped in a protective cover.
Engineers at Exelis prepare the completed Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) that will fly on GOES-R…
ABI covered in silver protective covering
Engineers at Exelis prepare the completed Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) that will fly on GOES-R…
Engineers in white protective suits stand near the ABI
Engineers at Exelis prepare the completed Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) that will fly on GOES-R…
The ABI is wrapped in protective foil on a long, blue platform while several people are nearby in white protective suits.
Engineers at Exelis prepare the completed Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) that will fly on GOES-R…
Engineers in white protective suits examine the ABI
The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument arrives at Lockheed Martin’s Littleton,…
ABI covered in protective film is being lifted into a large box
The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) prepares for thermal vacuum testing at an Exelis facility…
ABI is covered in shiny, silver protective film with three engineers in white protective suits.
The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) shown after completing thermal vacuum testing at an…
Prototype of the ABI sensor unit
A prototype of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) sensor unit. Credit: ITT
Person in a white protective suit stand beside a prototype of the ABI
The Advanced Baseline Imager Prototype Model (PTM). The PTM is a full-scale model of the instrument…
The ABI sits on a table, hooked up to equipment
The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument, antenna, and cable loom assembly shown in the…
The ABI instrument is covered in shiny silver thermal film.
The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) shown from above prior to the closing of the thermal…
THe ABI is wrapped in silver protective foil.
The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) undergoes vibration testing at the Exelis vibe facility…
The ABI sits on a table with an engineer in a white protective suit.
The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager Flight Model 1 is shown undergoing mass properties measurements…
The ABI is hooked up to a machine for testing.
The GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Proto-Flight Model (PFM) instrument, electronics unit,…