CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Meteor-M N2
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Full Name
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Meteorological Satellite Meteor-M N2
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Status
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Currently being flown
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Mission Agencies
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ROSKOSMOS , ROSHYDROMET
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Launch Date
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08 Jul 2014
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Mission Links
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mission site | mission site | data access portal
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EOL Date
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Jul 2018
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EO Portal Info
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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101 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Ascending
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Orbit Inclination
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98.8 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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835 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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09:30
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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Hydrometeorology, climatology, heliogeophysics, Earth resources and environmental monitoring.
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Mission Measurements
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| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | MSU-MR |
| Atmospheric Humidity Fields | IKFS, MTVZA |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | IKFS, KMSS, MSU-MR, MTVZA |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | IKFS, MTVZA |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | MSU-MR, MTVZA |
| Ozone | IKFS |
| Radiation budget | MSU-MR |
| Trace gases (excluding ozone) | IKFS |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | IKFS, MTVZA |
| Gravity and Magnetic Fields | Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements | GGAK-M |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | KMSS, MSU-MR |
| Vegetation | BRLK, MSU-MR |
| Surface temperature (land) | IKFS, MSU-MR, MTVZA |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | KMSS, MSU-MR |
| Ocean | Ocean surface winds | MTVZA |
| Surface temperature (ocean) | IKFS, MSU-MR, MTVZA |
| Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) | MSU-MR |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | KMSS, MSU-MR |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | BRLK, KMSS, MSU-MR, MTVZA |
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Mission Instruments
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