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Advanced along track scanning radiometer (AATSR)
ENVISAT (2002-03-01 2013-12-31)
1.1 km
512 km
VIS – NIR:
0.555 μm
0.659 μm
0.865 μm
SWIR:
1.6 μm
MWIR:
3.7 μm
TIR:
10.85 μm
12 μm
Imaging Vis/IR radiometer exploiting different viewing conditions
Advanced very high resolution radiometer 3 (AVHRR/3)
NOAA-12 (1991-05-14 2005-12-31)
NOAA-14 (1994-12-30 2005-12-31)
NOAA-15 (1998-05-01 2010-12-31)
NOAA-16 2000-09-21 2012-12-31
NOAA-17 (2002-06-24 2014-12-31)
NOAA-18 (2005-05-20 2015-12-31)
NOAA-19 (2009-02-04 2016-03-01)
EUMETSAT
Metop-A (2006-10-19 2011-11-01)
Metop-B (2012-04-02 2017-05-01)
Metop-C (2016-04-02 2021-12-01)
1.1 km
~3,000 km ensures full global
coverage twice daily
VIS:
0.58–0.68 μm
NIR:
0.725–1.1 μm
SWIR:
1.58–1.64 μm
MWIR:
3.55–3.93 μm
TIR:
10.3–11.3 μm
11.5–12.5 μm
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)