LRIT Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Follow-on from the Weather Facsimile (WEFAX) Processing System.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Low-Rate Information Transmission
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Communications
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
McIDAS

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
 

Instrument Missions

GOES-11 - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 11 (2000 - 2011)
GOES-12 - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 12 (2001 - 2013)
EWS-G1 - Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary - 1 (2006 - 2025)
NOAA-19 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 19 (2009 - 2025)
GOES-14 - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - 14 (2009 - 2029)
EWS-G - Electro-optical Infrared Weather System-Geostationary (2010 - 2028)

Instrument Measurements