MTSAT-3 Mission

Objectives and Applications

Meteorology, aeronautical applications.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Multi-functional Transport Satellite
Mission Status
N/A
Mission Agencies
JMA
Launch Date
18 Feb 2013
Mission Links
EOL Date
31 Dec 2018
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
-140 deg
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

IMAGER - Imager/MTSAT

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

OpenSearch Datasets

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