Satellites
Meteosat-1 through Meteosat-7 (5 is operational at ~63°E; 7 is operational at ~0°E)
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Instrument
METEOSAT Radiometer
Resolution
2.5 km VIS, 5 km IR
Band
Central Wavelength (µm)
Primary Uses
1
0.75
Visible cloud and surface features
8
11.5
Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature
10
6.9
Infrared mid-level water vapor