| Band | Center wavelength | Bandwidth | Resolution at SSP (subsatellite point) | Prime measurement objectives and use of sample data |
| | 470 nm | 50 nm | 1.0 km | Daytime aerosol over land, coastal water mapping | | 510 nm | 20 nm | 1.0 km | Green band to produce color composite imagery | | 644 nm | 30 nm | 0.5 km | Daytime vegetation/burn scar and aerosols over water, winds | | 860 nm | 20 nm | 1.0 km | Daytime cirrus cloud | | 1610 nm | 20 nm | 2.0 km | Daytime cloud-top phase and particle size, snow | | 2260 nm | 20 nm | 2.0 km | Daytime cloud properties, particle size, vegetation, snow | | 3.90 µm | 0.22 µm | 2.0 km | Surface and cloud, fog at night, fire, winds | | 6.185 µm | 0.37 µm | 2.0 km | High-level atmospheric water vapor, winds, rainfall | | 6.95 µm | 0.12 µm | 2.0 km | Mid-level atmospheric water vapor, winds, rainfall | | 7.40 µm | 0.17 µm | 2.0 km | Lower-level water vapor, winds and SO2 | | 8.50 µm | 0.32 µm | 2.0 km | Total water for stability, cloud phase, dust, SO2, rainfall | | 9.61 µm | 0.18 µm | 2.0 km | Total ozone, turbulence, winds | | 10.35 µm | 0.30 µm | 2.0 km | Surface and cloud | | 11.20 µm | 0.20 µm | 2.0 km | Imagery, SST, clouds, rainfall | | 12.30 µm | 0.30 µm | 2.0 km | Total water, ash, SST | | 13.30 µm | 0.20 µm | 2.0 km | Air temperature, cloud heights and amounts |
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