Objectives and Applications
Meteorology, climatology.
Full Name
Meteosat-3
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
15 Jun 1988
Mission Links
EOL Date
01 Aug 1991
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
0 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 |