Meteosat Third Generation (MTG)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Meteosat_Third_Generation_(MTG)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:weather_satellite_program
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:duration 20 years
gptkbp:firstSatellite MTG-I1
gptkbp:fundedBy EUMETSAT member states
gptkbp:instrument Infrared Sounder (IRS)
Ultraviolet Visible Near-infrared Sounder (UVN)
Flexible Combined Imager (FCI)
Lightning Imager (LI)
gptkbp:launchDate 2022-12-13
gptkbp:location 0° longitude
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:EUMETSAT
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:plannedSatellites 6
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Meteosat_Second_Generation
gptkbp:purpose climate monitoring
lightning detection
weather observation
atmospheric sounding
gptkbp:service geostationary
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:targetUser meteorological agencies
climate researchers
disaster management organizations
gptkbp:website https://www.eumetsat.int/mtg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MSG_satellites
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meteosat Third Generation (MTG)