CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - MTSAT-1 -
Full Name Multi-functional Transport Satellite Status Mission complete
Mission Agencies JMA Launch Date 15 Nov 1999
Mission Links EOL Date 15 Nov 1999
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type Geostationary Orbit Period
Orbit Sense N/A Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude 36000 km Orbit Longitude -140 deg
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications Meteorology, aeronautical applications.
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields IMAGER
Atmospheric Winds IMAGER
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature IMAGER
Liquid water and precipitation rate IMAGER
OceanSurface temperature (ocean) IMAGER
Mission Instruments
IMAGER - Imager/MTSAT
MTSAT Comms - Communications package for MTSAT
OpenSearch Datasets No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.

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