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Instrument: AC
Instrument details
Acronym
AC
Full name
Radiation Budget Sensor
Purpose
Earth radiation budget
Short description
Single-channel radiometer for total radiance (0.3-30 µm)
Background
Flown on all satellites of the Meteor-1 series
Scanning Technique
Mechanical, swath 2500 km
Resolution
45 km
Coverage / Cycle
Global, daily
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity
Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period:
1969 to 1970
Last update:
2012-06-12
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a
green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates
future satellites
Instrument classification
Earth observation instrument Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer Broadband Earth radiation radiometer
WIGOS Subcomponents
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
No mission objectives have been defined.
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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