Advanced antenna of microwave imager/sounder for spacecraft "Meteor-M"

The following paper describes the microwave imager/sounder MTVZA-GY for spacecraft "Meteor-M". The spacecraft has been launched On September 17, 2009. MTVZA-GY instrument will be used as the meteorological imaging/sounding system for remote sensing of ocean and land surface, as well as, for measuring global atmospheric temperature and water vapor profiles [1].