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 |
| 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.
The sixth International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting will take place in Darmstadt, Germany from 1 – 4 December 2025, hosted by EUMETSAT and ESA with support from other agencies.