Objectives and Applications
Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric dynamics/water and energy cycles. Meteosat 1-7 are first generation. Meteosat 8-11 are second generation and known as MSG in the development phase.
Full Name
Meteosat-5
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
02 Mar 1991
Mission Links
EOL Date
26 Apr 2007
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
-63 deg
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Meteosat Comms - Communications package for Meteosat |
| MVIRI - METEOSAT Visible and Infra-Red Imager |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Atmospheric Humidity Fields | MVIRI |
| Atmospheric Winds | MVIRI |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | MVIRI |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | MVIRI |
| Ocean | Surface temperature (ocean) | MVIRI |