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Meteosat

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


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