Measurements and Applications
Atmospheric soundings, atmospheric stability, thermal gradient winds.
Full Name
IR Sounder
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders 
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Narrow-band channel IR radiometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Swath
Full (Full Earth disc sounding), Program (Options provided for for Sector Scans)
Waveband
SWIR: 3.74 - 4.74 µm; MWIR: 6.51 - 11.03 µm; TIR: 12.02 - 14.71 µm; VIS: 0.55 - 0.75 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
INSAT-3D - Indian National Satellite - 3D (2013 - 2025) |
| INSAT-3DR - Indian National Satellite - 3DR (repeat) (2016 - 2025) |
INSAT-3DS - Indian National Satellite - 3DS (2022 - 2029) |
| INSAT-3DS - Indian National Satellite - 3DS (Spare) (2024 - 2030) |