最高分辨率可达250米，由两颗卫星组成的星座，Terra和Aqua，分别为上午星和下午星。双星配合每1-2天即可重复观测整个地球表面。
MODIS详细波段介绍如下：
| 一般用途 | 波段 | 光谱分辨率1 | 辐射分辨率2 | 信噪比3 | 空间分辨率 |
| Land/Cloud/Aerosols | 1 | 620 - 670 | 21.8 | 128 | 250 |
| Boundaries | 2 | 841 - 876 | 24.7 | 201 | 250 |
| Land/Cloud/Aerosols | 3 | 459 - 479 | 35.3 | 243 | 500 |
| Properties | 4 | 545 - 565 | 29 | 228 | 500 |
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5 | 1230 - 1250 | 5.4 | 74 | 500 |
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6 | 1628 - 1652 | 7.3 | 275 | 500 |
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7 | 2105 - 2155 | 1 | 110 | 500 |
| Ocean Color/ | 8 | 405 - 420 | 44.9 | 880 | 1000 |
| Phytoplankton/ | 9 | 438 - 448 | 41.9 | 838 | 1000 |
| Biogeochemistry | 10 | 483 - 493 | 32.1 | 802 | 1000 |
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11 | 526 - 536 | 27.9 | 754 | 1000 |
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12 | 546 - 556 | 21 | 750 | 1000 |
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13 | 662 - 672 | 9.5 | 910 | 1000 |
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14 | 673 - 683 | 8.7 | 1087 | 1000 |
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15 | 743 - 753 | 10.2 | 586 | 1000 |
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16 | 862 - 877 | 6.2 | 516 | 1000 |
| Atmospheric | 17 | 890 - 920 | 10 | 167 | 1000 |
| Water Vapor | 18 | 931 - 941 | 3.6 | 57 | 1000 |
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19 | 915 - 965 | 15 | 250 | 1000 |
| 一般用途 | 波段 | 光谱分辨率1 | 辐射分辨率2 | 噪声等效温差4 | 空间分辨率 |
| Surface/Cloud | 20 | 3.660 - 3.840 | 0.45(300K) | 0.05 | 1000 |
| Temperature | 21 | 3.929 - 3.989 | 2.38(335K) | 0.2 | 1000 |
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22 | 3.929 - 3.989 | 0.67(300K) | 0.07 | 1000 |
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23 | 4.020 - 4.080 | 0.79(300K) | 0.07 | 1000 |
| Atmospheric | 24 | 4.433 - 4.498 | 0.17(250K) | 0.25 | 1000 |
| Temperature | 25 | 4.482 - 4.549 | 0.59(275K) | 0.25 | 1000 |
| Cirrus Clouds | 26 | 1.360 - 1.390 | 6 | 150(SNR) | 1000 |
| Water Vapor | 27 | 6.535 - 6.895 | 1.16(240K) | 0.25 | 1000 |
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28 | 7.175 - 7.475 | 2.18(250K) | 0.25 | 1000 |
| Cloud Properties | 29 | 8.400 - 8.700 | 9.58(300K) | 0.05 | 1000 |
| Ozone | 30 | 9.580 - 9.880 | 3.69(250K) | 0.25 | 1000 |
| Surface/Cloud | 31 | 10.780 - 11.280 | 9.55(300K) | 0.05 | 1000 |
| Temperature | 32 | 11.770 - 12.270 | 8.94(300K) | 0.05 | 1000 |
| Cloud Top | 33 | 13.185 - 13.485 | 4.52(260K) | 0.25 | 1000 |
| Altitude | 34 | 13.485 - 13.785 | 3.76(250K) | 0.25 | 1000 |
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35 | 13.785 - 14.085 | 3.11(240K) | 0.25 | 1000 |
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36 | 14.085 - 14.385 | 2.08(220K) | 0.35 | 1000 |
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