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Meteosat

Satellites

Meteosat-1 through Meteosat-7 (5 is operational at ~63°E; 7 is currently not in use)

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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