Meteosat series

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:coverage Europe and Africa
gptkbp:data_transmission real-time
gptkbp:data_type gptkb:JPEG2000
visible and infrared imagery
gptkbp:data_usage climate monitoring
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1977
gptkb:2022
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:European_Organisation_for_the_Exploitation_of_Meteorological_Satellites
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:EUMETSAT
gptkbp:home_ground Fucino
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meteosat series
gptkbp:image_processing gptkb:ground
every 15 minutes
gptkbp:is_updated_by hourly
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Centre_Spatial_Guyanais
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Ariane_1
gptkbp:mission_duration 5 years
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:EUMETSAT
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:orbit_type yes
multiple
second generation
third generation
geostationary satellite
first generation
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 35786 kilometers
gptkbp:primary_mission meteorology
gptkbp:product gptkb:urban_planning
climate change studies
environmental monitoring
energy management
severe weather alerts
transportation management
agriculture monitoring
precipitation estimates
natural disaster response
sea surface temperature
cloud cover
temperature profiles
land surface temperature
dust storm monitoring
hurricane tracking
wind fields
aerosol detection
atmospheric motion vectors
fog detection
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:Public
gptkbp:purpose weather observation
gptkbp:release_country gptkb:France
gptkbp:resolution 1 km
3 km
high
gptkbp:sensor gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:storage onboard memory
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Meteosat_Second_Generation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EUMETSAT
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5