Measurements and Applications
Cloud cover, rainfall, wind velocity, sea surface temperature, outgoing longwave radiation, reflected solar radiation in spectral band 0.55 - 0.75 µm, emitted radiation in 10.5 - 12.5 µm range.
Full Name
Very High Resolution Radiometer
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
2 km in visible, 8 km in IR
[Best Resolution: 2000m]
Swath
Full Earth disk every 30 minutes
Waveband
VIS: 0.55 - 0.75 µm, NIR: 5.7 - 7.1 µm, TIR: 10.5 - 12.5 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
INSAT-2A - Indian National Satellite - 2A (1992 - 1999) |
| INSAT-2B - Indian National Satellite - 2B (1993 - 2004) |
| INSAT-2E - Indian National Satellite - 2E (1999 - 2011) |
| KALPANA-1 - Meteorological Satellite (2002 - 2018) |
| INSAT-3A - Indian National Satellite - 3A (2003 - 2016) |