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
TBD
Instrument Technology
Narrow-band channel IR radiometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Constrained 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) |