Metop-C

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Metop-SG
gptkb:Advanced_Scatterometer_(ASCAT)
gptkb:Infrared_Atmospheric_Sounding_Interferometer_(IASI)
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:European_Space_Agency_(ESA)
gptkb:World_Meteorological_Organization_(WMO)
gptkb:National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration_(NOAA)
gptkbp:communication Direct broadcast
Satellite relay
gptkbp:data_usage Environmental monitoring
Oceanography
Research institutions
Public safety
Remote sensing
Air quality monitoring
Disaster management
Climate change studies
Meteorological services
Climate scientists
Agricultural monitoring
Satellite meteorology
Weather prediction models
gptkbp:design gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:elevation 817 kilometers
gptkbp:home_ground EUMETSAT Ground Segment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Metop-C
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:AMSU-A
gptkb:GOME-2
gptkb:Advanced_Very_High_Resolution_Radiometer_(AVHRR)
MHS
IASI
SAPHIR
GNSS Receiver for Atmospheric Sounding (GRAS)
gptkbp:launch_date October 7, 2018
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz-2.1b
gptkbp:lighting November 2018
gptkbp:mass 4,000 kilograms
gptkbp:mission Operational meteorology
gptkbp:operated_by European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
gptkbp:operational_area 5 years
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:EUMETSAT_Polar_System
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Metop-B
Metop-SGA
gptkbp:provides_information_on Weather forecasting
Climate monitoring
Ocean monitoring
Land surface monitoring
Atmospheric composition monitoring
gptkbp:resolution 1 km
gptkbp:status Operational
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Metop-SG
gptkb:Metop-B