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METEOR-3M No. 3
(ROSCOSMOS - Russian Federal Space Agency)

The METEOR-3M No.3 satellite will carry two sensors with ocean colour capability: an Ocean Colour Scanner for open marine waters, and a Coastal Zone Scanner.

Ocean Colour Scanner for open marine waters

AGENCY ROSCOSMOS

SATELLITE Meteor-3M(3)

SWATH (km) 3000

RESOLUTION (m) 1000

# OF BANDS 8

SPECTRAL COVERAGE(nm) 402 – 885

Coastal Zone Scanner

AGENCY ROSCOSMOS

SATELLITE Meteor-3M(3)

SCHEDULED LAUNCH 2015

SWATH (km) 800

RESOLUTION (m) 80

# OF BANDS 6

SPECTRAL COVERAGE(nm) 410 – 786

Links and Articles:

Meteor-3M presentation, by Dmitry Pozdnyakov, IOCCG-16 meeting (15-17 February 2011).
Advanced Ocean Color Scanner (Abstract) , Earth studies from Space (Issledovanie Zemli iz Kosmosa), 2010, 1: 48-51
Remote Sensing Products and Applications: Roshydromet Program
New Russian Satellite Ocean Colour Sensor, Proceedings ONW, 8-11 September 2009.

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