Meteor

Operator: SRC PLANETA

Launch date: 12/2001 (Meteor-3M-N1)

Type of orbit: sun-synchronous, i.e. the satellite crosses a certain point always at the same time of the day.

vrchol: 1200 km

Inclination of the orbit: 82 degrees compared to the equatorial plan.

Instrument: MR-900

MR-900 is a radiometer.

This instrument scans a roughly 2600 km wide swath. The resolution is 2 kilometers.