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Meteosat 6
Meteosat 6
Launched in:
1993
Out of service since:
2011
Orbit height:
35786 km
Orbit type:
Geostationary
Organisation:
EUMETSAT
Out of service since 15 April 2011
Meteosat 6 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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