MK-4 Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Photography of land and ocean surfaces in 4 out of 6 channels.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
MK-4
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Other
Geometry
Instrument Technology
High resolution optical imager
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
10 m at an altitude of 240 km, film type 30M; 14 m at an altitude of 240 km, film type SN-10
Swath
0.6 of the orbit altitude
Accuracy
Waveband
VIS - NIR: 0.435 - 0.68 µm, 0.46 - 0.51 µm, 0.515 - 0.565 µm, 0.64 - 0.69 µm, 0.61 - 0.75 µm, 0.81 - 0.86 µm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)

Instrument Missions

Resurs-F2 series - Resource satellite F series number 2 (1993 - 1996)

Instrument Measurements