Measurements and Applications
Cloud imagery. Single-channel camera operating in the VIS range (0.45-0.65 µm)
Full Name
Advanced Vidicon Camera System
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
0.9km-3.7km
[Best Resolution: 900m]
Swath
3000km-3500km
[Max Swath: 3500 km]
Accuracy
0.9 km to 3.7 km depending on the satellite orbital height and the number of parallel cameras
Waveband
VIS range (0.45-0.65 µm)
NIMBUS-1 - Nimbus 1 (1964 - 1964) |
| ESSA-3 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 3 (1966 - 1968) |
| NIMBUS-2 - Nimbus 2 (1966 - 1969) |
| ESSA-5 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 5 (1967 - 1970) |
| ESSA-7 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 7 (1968 - 1970) |
| ESSA-9 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 9 (1969 - 1972) |
| NOAA-1 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 1 (1970 - 1971) |
| TIROS M (ITOS-1) - TIROS M (ITOS-1) (1970 - 1971) |