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I hope this set of graphs from various satellites will encourage you to look at how the channels on your satellite compare with those of you neighbor and also with new satellites to be launched in the future.  The graphs are separated into “Visible and Near Infrared” and “Infrared” because of the different means of interpreting the radiance measurements: albedo and brightness temperature.  Here, transmittance is used in the “Visible and Near Infrared” because it highlights various absorption regions in the atmosphere that affect measurements.  Brightness temperature is used in the Infrared because that is the most familiar to the forecaster.  Both are presented here to give the broader picture.  They are best represented in a loop so that the background does not move but the channel locations do.  These are html5 loops and can be readily viewed in browsers and mobile devices.  There are a few glitches for the controls on iOS devices so if you have a problem, check out the link at the bottom of the page.