Abstract: The US Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R Series (GOES-R) was launched on November 19, 2016and was designated GOES-16 upon reaching geostationary orbit ten days later. After checkout and calibration, GOES-16 was relocated to its operational location of 75.2 degrees west and officially became GOES East on December 18, 2017. The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is the primary instrument on the GOES-R series for imaging Earth’s surface and atmosphere to significantly improve t…