CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - MSU-M -
Full Name Multi-Spectral Low Resolution Scanning System Status No longer operational
Instrument Agencies ROSKOSMOS, NSAU Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry
Instrument Technology Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer Sampling Sounding
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Provide images of ocean surface and ice sheets.
Resolution Summary 1.5 x 1.8 km
Swath Summary 1930 km
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary VIS: 0.5 - 0.6 µm, 0.6 - 0.7 µm NIR: 0.7 - 0.8 µm, 0.8 - 1.1 µm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Albedo and reflectanceEarth surface albedo
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)Ocean imagery and water leaving spectral radiance
Radiation budgetShort-wave Earth surface bi-directional reflectance
Sea ice cover, edge and thicknessSea-ice cover
Sea-ice thickness
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Albedo click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Ocean Colour click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Sea Ice click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
OCEAN-01 - OCEAN-01 (1994 - 1996)
OKEAN-01 N7 - OKEAN-01 N7 (1994 - 2001)
Sich-1 - Sich-1 (1995 - 2001)
OKEAN-O - OKEAN-O (1999 - 2002)
Sich-1M - Sich-1M (2004 - 2006)