Metop-B

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Advanced_Scatterometer_(ASCAT)
gptkb:Infrared_Atmospheric_Sounding_Interferometer_(IASI)
gptkbp:check_in_time 12 hours
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:ECMWF
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:WMO
gptkbp:collection Continuous
gptkbp:communication X-band
S-band
gptkbp:community gptkb:physicist
Government agencies
Climatologists
Private sector
Meteorologists
gptkbp:cooling_system Passive thermal control
gptkbp:data_type gptkb:Library
gptkbp:data_usage Environmental monitoring
Weather forecasting
Climate monitoring
gptkbp:design 5 years
gptkbp:elevation 817 km
gptkbp:format JPE G2000
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:EUMETSAT
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Metop-B
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:AMSU-A
gptkb:GOME-2
gptkb:GRAS
gptkb:Advanced_Very_High_Resolution_Radiometer_(AVHRR)
MHS
IASI
SAPHIR
gptkbp:launch_date September 17, 2012
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz-2.1b
gptkbp:lighting October 2012
gptkbp:mass 4,850 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:satellite
Polar orbit
Meteorological observations
gptkbp:operational_status Active
gptkbp:operator European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 98.7 degrees
gptkbp:power_output Solar panels
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Metop-A
gptkbp:products gptkb:High
Atmospheric data
Meteorological data
Environmental data
Climate data
Oceanographic data
Land surface data
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:football_club
Government agencies
Research institutions
gptkbp:resolution 1 km
High resolution
gptkbp:status Operational
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Metop-C