Current Ocean-Colour Sensors
SENSOR
AGENCY
SATELLITE
LAUNCH DATE
SWATH
(km)
RESOLUTION
(m)
BANDS
SPECTRAL
COVERAGE (nm)
ORBIT
COCTS
CNSA
(China)
HY-1B
(China)
11 April 2007
1400
1100
10
402 - 12,500
Polar
CZI
CNSA
(China)
HY-1B
(China)
11 April 2007
500
250
4
433 - 695
Polar
HICO
- Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean
ONR & DOD Space Test Programme
Japanese Experi. Module-Exposed Facility (JEM-EF) on Int. Space Stn.
18 Sept. 2009
50 km (selected coastal scenes)
100
124
380 - 1000
51.6
o
, 15.8 orbits p/d
MERIS
ESA
(Europe)
ENVISAT
(Europe)
1 March 2002
1150
300/1200
15
412-1050
Polar
MODIS-Aqua
NASA
(USA)
Aqua
(EOS-PM1)
4 May 2002
2330
250/500/1000
36
405-14,385
Polar
MODIS-Terra
NASA
(USA)
Terra
(EOS-AM1)
18 Dec. 1999
2330
250/500/1000
36
405-14,385
Polar
OCM
ISRO
(India)
IRS-P4
(India)
26 May 1999
1420
360/4000
8
402-885
Polar
OCM-2
ISRO
(India)
Oceansat-2
(India)
23 Sept. 2009
1420
360/4000
8
400 - 900
Polar
POLDER-3
CNES
(France)
Parasol
18 Dec. 2004
2100
6000
9
443-1020
Polar
SeaWiFS
NASA
(USA)
OrbView-2
(USA)
1 Aug. 1997
2806
1100
8
402-885
Polar
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