X-ray flux (GOES)

What this shows

Solar X-ray flux measured by the GOES satellites in two bands (0.05–0.4 nm and 0.1–0.8 nm), the basis of NOAA's A/B/C/M/X flare class scale. An M- or X-class flare can disrupt high-frequency radio on the sunlit side of Earth within minutes.

Product fact sheet

Source

NOAA SWPC, GOES

Spacecraft

Whichever GOES satellite is currently primary

Original cadence

1 minute

Licence

Public domain (NOAA)

Used by

HelioUSACH's flare detector (NRT)

On the provider's site

NOAA SWPC