Met Op-B

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:National_Weather_Service
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:ESA
gptkb:WMO
gptkbp:collection Global coverage
gptkbp:country gptkb:European_Union
gptkbp:data_transmission X-band
gptkbp:data_type gptkb:HDF5
gptkb:satellite
Atmospheric data
Meteorological data
Climate data
Oceanographic data
Land surface data
gptkbp:data_usage Daily
Climate monitoring
Weather prediction
gptkbp:design 7 years
gptkbp:frequency 8.4 GHz
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:EUMETSAT
gptkb:EUMETSAT_HQ
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Met Op-B
gptkbp:image_processing Continuous
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:Infrared_Atmospheric_Sounding_Interferometer
gptkb:Advanced_Scatterometer
gptkb:High_Resolution_Infrared_Radiation_Sounder
gptkb:Micro_Wave_Sounding_Unit
gptkb:GOME-2
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:2012
2012-09-17
gptkbp:launch_mass 4,880 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz
gptkbp:lighting 2012-10-01
gptkbp:mass 4,880 kg
gptkbp:mission_duration 5 years
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:EUMETSAT_Polar_System
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:European_Organisation_for_the_Exploitation_of_Meteorological_Satellites
gptkbp:operational_status Active
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Met_Op_platform
gptkb:National_Weather_Service
Polar orbit
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 817 km
gptkbp:orbital_period 101 minutes
gptkbp:payload_capacity 2,500 kg
gptkbp:power_source Solar power
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Met_Op-A
gptkbp:primary_mission Environmental monitoring
Meteorological observations
gptkbp:primary_use weather forecasting
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:EUMETSAT
gptkb:Public
gptkbp:resolution 0.5 km
1 km
gptkbp:status Operational
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Met_Op-C
gptkbp:track gptkb:GPS
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Met_Op
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5