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MTSAT-1R
Weather satellite (Multi-functional Transport Satellite -1R)
Launched in:
2005
Out of service since:
2010
Orbit height:
35800 km
Orbit type:
Geostationary
Organisation:
JMA - Japan
Put on standby 1 July 2010.
MTSAT-1R websites
Information
BOM Australia - MTSAT Information
JMA - MTSAT series
On Board Sensors
JAMI (Japanese Advanced meteorological Imager)
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band VIS (VIS)
0.55 to 0.9
1000
Band IR1 (MWIR)
3.5 to 4
4000
Band IR2 (MWIR)
6.5 to 7
4000
Band IR3 (TIR)
10.3 to 11.3
4000
Band IR4 (TIR)
11.5 to 12.5
4000