Objectives and Applications
Meteorological applications.
Full Name
Meteorological Satellite
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
12 Sep 2002
Mission Links
EOL Date
01 Feb 2018
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
-83 deg
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
DRT-S&R - DRT-S&R |
| VHRR - Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Atmospheric Winds | VHRR |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | VHRR |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | VHRR |
| Radiation budget | VHRR |
| Land | Surface temperature (land) | VHRR |
| Ocean | Surface temperature (ocean) | VHRR |
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