Objectives and Applications
Hydrometeorology, climatology, heliogeophysics, Earth resources and environmental monitoring.
Full Name
Meteorological Satellite Meteor-M N1
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
17 Sep 2009
Mission Links
EOL Date
18 Sep 2014
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.8 deg
Orbit Altitude
832 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
09:30
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
DCS - Data Collection System |
| GGAK-M - Module for Geophysical Measurements (SEM) |
KMSS - Multispectral Imager (VIS) system  |
| MSU-MR - Low-resolution multispectral scanning imager-radiometer |
| MTVZA-GY - Scanning microwave imager-sounder |
| Severyanin-M - Severyanin-M |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | MSU-MR |
| Atmospheric Humidity Fields | MTVZA-GY |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | KMSS, MSU-MR, MTVZA-GY |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | MTVZA-GY |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | MSU-MR, MTVZA-GY |
| Radiation budget | MSU-MR |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | MTVZA-GY |
| Gravity and Magnetic Fields | Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements | GGAK-M |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | KMSS, MSU-MR |
| Vegetation | MSU-MR, Severyanin-M |
| Surface temperature (land) | MSU-MR, MTVZA-GY |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | KMSS, MSU-MR |
| Ocean | Ocean surface winds | MTVZA-GY |
| Surface temperature (ocean) | MSU-MR, MTVZA-GY |
| Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) | MSU-MR |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | KMSS, MSU-MR |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | KMSS, MSU-MR, MTVZA-GY, Severyanin-M |
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