MTVZA

Imaging/Sounding Microwave Radiometer

Satellites

Meteor-M-1/2

Status

Close to launch – To be utilised in the period 2008 to ~ 2014

Mission

Multi-purpose MW imager with temperature/humidity sounding channels for improved precipitation

Instrument type

21-frequency / 29-channel MW radiometer

Scanning technique

Conical: 53.3° zenith angle, swath 1500 km – Scan rate: 24.9 scan/min = 15.8 km/scan

Coverage/cycle

Near-global coverage twice/day

Resolution

From 10 km at 183 GHz to 200 km at 10.6 GHz; consistent with an antenna diameter of 65 cm

Resources

Mass: 80 kg - Power: 80 W - Data rate: 35 kbps

Central frequency (GHz)

Bandwidth (MHz)

Polarisations

Accuracy (NEΔT)

IFOV

Pixel

10.6

100

V, H

0.5 K

89x198 km

32x32 km

18.7

200

V, H

0.4 K

52x160 km

32x32 km

23.8

400

V, H

0.3 K

42x94 km

32x32 km

31.5

400

V, H

0.3 K

35x76 km

32x32 km

36.7

400

V, H

0.3 K

30x67 km

32x32 km

42.0

400

V, H

0.4 K

26x60 km

32x32 km

48.0

400

V, H

0.4 K

24x43 km

32x32 km

52.80

400

V

0.4 K

21x48 km

48x48 km

53.30

400

V

0.4 K

21x48 km

48x48 km

53.80

400

V

0.4 K

21x48 km

48x48 km

54.64

400

V

0.4 K

21x48 km

48x48 km

55.63

400

V

0.4 K

21x48 km

48x48 km

57.290344±0.3222±0.1

50

H

0.4 K

21x48 km

48x48 km

57.290344±0.3222±0.05

20

H

0.7 K

21x48 km

48x48 km

57.290344±0.3222±0.025

10

H

0.9 K

21x48 km

48x48 km

57.290344±0.3222±0.01

5

H

1.3 K

21x48 km

48x48 km

57.290344±0.3222±0.005

3

H

1.7 K

21x48 km

48x48 km

91.655

2500

V, H

0.6 K

14x30 km

16x16 km

183.31 ± 7.0

1500

V

0.5 K

9x21 km

32x32 km

183.31 ± 3.0

1000

V

0.6 K

9x21 km

32x32 km

183.31 ± 1.0

500

V

0.8 K

9x21 km

32x32 km