CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - MSU-200 -
Full Name Multispectral high resolution scanner (VIS) Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies ROSKOSMOS, ROSHYDROMET Maturity Medium Heritage
Instrument Type High resolution optical imagers Geometry Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology High resolution optical imager Sampling Imaging
Data Access Very Constrained Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Multispectral images of land & sea surfaces and ice cover.
Resolution Summary 25 m
[Best Resolution: 25m]
Swath Summary 250 km
[Max Swath: 250 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary 0.54 - 0.86 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)Fire fractional cover
Land surface imagery
Snow cover, edge and depthSnow cover
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
Fire click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Snow click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions