Meteor-3 N8 Mission

Objectives and Applications

Land surface, physical.
Full Name
Meteor-3 N8
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
01 Jan 1994
Mission Links
EOL Date
01 Jan 1998
EO Portal Info
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
82.5 deg
Orbit Altitude
1200 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

174-K - Temperature and Humidity Profiler
ISP - ISP
Klimat - Scanning IR radiometer
MIVZA - Microwave scanning radiometer
MR-2000M1 - Scanning visible radiometer
MR-900B - Scanning visual band telephotometer
RMK-2 - Radiation Measurement Complex

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields 174-K, MIVZA
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature Klimat, MIVZA, MR-2000M1
Cloud particle properties and profile MR-2000M1
Liquid water and precipitation rate MIVZA
Ozone 174-K
Radiation budget ISP
Atmospheric Temperature Fields 174-K
OceanSurface temperature (ocean) Klimat, MIVZA
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth Klimat, MIVZA, MR-2000M1, MR-900B
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness Klimat, MIVZA, MR-2000M1, MR-900B

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