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Meteosat 5
Meteosat 5
Launched in:
1991
Out of service since:
2007
Orbit height:
35786 km
Orbit type:
Geostationary
Organisation:
EUMETSAT
Out of service since 16 April 2007
Meteosat 5 websites
Information
EUMETSAT
Eumetsat - MFG Calibration
Eumetsat - Meteosat Past Satellites
Data ordering
NASA EarthData - Search
On Board Sensors
MVIRI (Meteosat Visible and Infrared Imager)
Information
EUMETSAT
Data ordering
EUMETSAT
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.5 to 0.9
2500
0.01
Band 2 (TIR)
5.7 to 7.1
5000
0.01
Band 3 (TIR)
10.5 to 12.5
5000
0.01
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