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GO Characteristic Spectral Range VNIR Band 1: 0.52 0.60 m Nadir looking Band 2: 0.63 0.69 m Nadir looking Band 3: 0.76 0.86 m Nadir looking Band 3: 0.76 0.86 m Backward looking SWIR Band 4: 1.600 1.700 m Band 5: 2.145 2.185 m Band 6: 2.185 2.225 m Band 7: 2.235 2.285 m Band 8: 2.295 2.365 m Band 9: 2.360 2.430 m Ground Resolution Data Rate (Mbits/sec) Cross-track Pointing (deg.) Cross-track Pointing (km) Swath Width (km) Detector Type Quantization (bits) System Response Function 15 m 62 24 318 60 Si 8 VNIR Chart VNIR Data 30m 23 8.55 116 60 PtSi-Si 8 SWIR Chart SWIR Data 90m 4.2 8.55 116 60 HgCdTe 12 TIR Chart TIR Data TIR Band 10: 8.125 8.475 m Band 11: 8.475 8.825 m Band 12: 8.925 9.275 m Band 13: 10.25 10.95 m Band 14: 10.95 11.65 m

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