InfraRed Sounder

instrument on the Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder satellites
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InfraRed Sounder

Summary

InfraRed Sounder is a space instrument[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • InfraRed Sounder's instance of is recorded as space instrument[3].
  • InfraRed Sounder's instance of is recorded as product model[4].
  • InfraRed Sounder's manufacturer is recorded as OHB SE[5].
  • InfraRed Sounder is a type of imaging spectrometer[6].
  • InfraRed Sounder is part of Meteosat 13[7].
  • InfraRed Sounder is part of Meteosat 16[8].
  • InfraRed Sounder's official website is recorded as https://www.eumetsat.int/mtg-infrared-sounder[9].
  • InfraRed Sounder's described at URL is recorded as https://space.leonardo.com/documents/16277711/19572881/Copia_di_Lightning_Imager_LQ_mm07789_.pdf[10].
  • InfraRed Sounder's length is recorded as {'amount': '+1.7'}[11].
  • InfraRed Sounder's height is recorded as {'amount': '+2.0'}[12].
  • InfraRed Sounder's width is recorded as {'amount': '+1.9'}[13].
  • InfraRed Sounder's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+450'}[14].

Body

Geography

Part of include Meteosat 13[7], a Meteosat Third Generation - Sounder[15] and Meteosat 16[8], a Meteosat Third Generation - Sounder[16].

Physical Characteristics

InfraRed Sounder's length is recorded as {'amount': '+1.7'}[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include space instrument[3] and product model[4].

Why It Matters

InfraRed Sounder is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Huntster · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → instrument on the Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder satellites
    Part of → Meteosat 13, Meteosat 16
    Subclass of → imaging spectrometer
    Official website → https://www.eumetsat.int/mtg-infrared-sounder
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q10929058]]"
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