Priroda was launched in 1996, and is a module of the MIR space station. MIR, and therefore Priroda, orbits at an altitude of 380km. Priroda is the platform for a number of instruments including several sensors for imaging: TRAVERS (SAR), MSU-E, MSU-SK, and MOMS-2P.
Modular Optoelectronic Multispectral/Stereo Scanner (MOMS-2P) has a "three line along-track stereo device, recording for/aft and high resolution nadir panchromatic data." The swath width of MOMS-2P is 44km in panchromatic modes and 88km in multispectral modes. SAR swath width 50km incidence angle 35°. The multichannel high resolution electronic scanner (MSU-E) swath width is 45km. The Multichannel middle resolution conical scanner (MSU-SK) swath width is 300km.
| Band | Frequency (GHz) | Resolution (m) |
| SAR 9cm | 3.3 | 150 |
| SAR 23cm | 1.3 | 150 |
| Band | Wavelength Region (µm) | Resolution (m) |
| 1 | 0.50-0.59 (green) | 25 |
| 2 | 0.61-0.69 (red) | 25 |
| 3 | 0.81-0.90 (near-IR) | 25 |
| Band | Wavelength Region (µm) | Resolution (m) |
| 1 | 0.50-0.60 (green) | 80 |
| 2 | 0.60-0.70 (red) | 80 |
| 3 | 0.70-0.80 (near-IR) | 80 |
| 4 | 0.80-1.10 (near-IR) | 80 |
| 5 | 10.3-11.8 (TIR) | 300 |
| Band | Wavelength Region (µm) | Resolution (m) |
| 1 | 0.449-0.511 (blue) | 16 |
| 2 | 0.532-0.576 (green) | 16 |
| 3 | 0.645-0.677 (red) | 16 |
| 4 | 0.772-0.815 (near-IR) | 16 |
| 5 | 0.53-0.76 (PAN) | 6 |
| 6 (fore) | 0.53-0.76 (PAN) | 16 |
| 7 (aft) | 0.53-0.76 (PAN) | 16 |
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