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    ESA > Our Activities > Observing the Earth > The Living Planet Programme > Meteorological missions > MetOp

    HIRS/4 performance

    Optical FOV 1.4° for VIS and SWIR
    1.3° for TIR
    Telescope aperture 15 cm diameter
    Channel to channel registration TIR: <1.5% of 1.8° step size
    SWIR: <1% of cha. 19 FWHM
    Earth scan angle, scan steps ± 49° from nadir, 56 increments of 1.8°
    Stop and stare time 100 ms total
    Total scan plus retrace time 6.4 s
    Swath width 2160 km
    Spatial resolution 20.3 km (1.4° FOV) at nadir
    18.9 km (1.3° FOV) at nadir
    Data quantization 13 bit
    Data rate 8320 bps
    Mass < 33.6 kg
    Power Av. <25 W
    Cooler 2 stage cooler controlled at 95K (-178°C)
    Scan motor A stepper motor with 200 steps per rotation

    Glossary HIRS/4 performance table:

    FOV : Field of view
    VIS : Visible
    SWIR : Short wavelength infrared
    TIR : Thermal infrared
    FWHM : Full Width Halve Maximum

    Last update: 28 June 2006

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