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Satellite
Launch
Sensors
Orbit
Orbit Details
(Agency)
Date(s)
22-24 day repeat
LISS-I, LISS-II, LISS-III,
sun synchronous
1988 - Pre817-904 km
IRS
LISS-IV, MOS, PAN,
Polar
101.35-103 min
(ISRO)
sent
WiFS
1030 LST
98 0 - 99 0 inclination
1-1.5 Day Repeat
sun synchronous
IKONOS I
681 km
(Space Ima1999
IKONO
Polar
98 min
ging)
1030 LST
98.10 inclination
44 day repeat
OPS
Polar
sun synchronous
JERS-I
1992
SAR
568 km
96 min
16 day repeat
MSS
sun synchronous
LANDSAT
1972 to
TM
Polar
705km
(NOAA)
Present
ETM+
0945-1015 LST
98-99 min
METEOR-2
Operational
MR-2000
Polar
80% earth coverage in 6
Series
Continuous
MR-900
hours by satellite pairs
(ROSHYDROMETl
Meteosat
1977 - PreMVIRI
Geostationary
Geostationary
{EUMETSATl
sent
ASCAT
sun synchronous
2001
GOME-2
0930 LST (descending)
METOP 1,2,3
2006
GRAS
Polar
840km
(EUMETSAT)
2010
IASI
101.7 min
MHS
MOS-I
1987
MESSR, VTIR, MSR
Polar
909km
{Japanl
1990
Sun Synchronous
NEMO
COIS
Polar
1030 LST (ascending)
(US Navy)
2000
PIC
605km
7 Da:t Repeat
Near polar
Ocean-OJ N7
BRK, BTVK, RLSBO,
650km
(ROSHYDRO
1994
Polar
98 min
RMS, RM-0.8
MET)
82.6 0 inclination
OrbView
1995 1997
OrbView 1,2,3,4
Polar
1-3 day repeat
1,2,3,4
19992000
470-740 km
POES
1978A VHRR, ERBE, HIRS/2,
Polar
833 or 870 km
{NOAA2
Present
MSU