SRSO is the acronym for Super-Rapid Scan Operations. SRSO is a special imaging mode of the GOES satellite which is currently used for research purposes. The sector generally takes 1 minute to complete. Only two srso's have ever been called for GOES WEST - both were for hurricanes and occurred 4-10 years ago. If there ever is an srso again, and you are along the west coast and not in the SRSO sector, like the rapid scan mode, you will notice when there is a Super Rapid Scan because the smaller subCONUS sector results in limited coverage over the Pacific. If you are in the east and you are not in the SRSO region, you may not even notice that a SRSO is occurring because CONUS coverage will be normal. The coverage during FULL DISK scans is a little variable during SRSO. See the full schedule for details. GOES schedules