Metop series

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EUMETSAT_Polar_System
gptkbp:archives ESA archive
EUMETSAT archive
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:EUMETSAT
gptkbp:data_type gptkb:Net_CDF
gptkb:Library
gptkbp:data_usage agriculture
oceanography
air quality monitoring
disaster management
environmental monitoring
up to 1 Mbps
climate monitoring
gptkbp:debut_year October 19, 2006
November 7, 2022
gptkbp:design 7 years
gptkbp:frequency X-band
S-band
gptkbp:home_ground EUMETSAT ground stations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Metop series
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in onboard calibration
ground calibration
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Arianespace
gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz
approximately 4,000 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Alcatel_Alenia_Space
gptkb:3
environmental monitoring
climate research
polar orbit
meteorological data collection
polar-orbiting satellite
gptkbp:mission_duration ongoing
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:European_Organisation_for_the_Exploitation_of_Meteorological_Satellites
gptkbp:operational_area approximately 5 years
gptkbp:performance less than 3 hours
gptkbp:power_output solar panels
gptkbp:provides_information_on public access
weather forecasting
commercial access
gptkbp:purpose meteorological observation
gptkbp:resolution 1 km
25 km
spatial resolution of 1 km
temporal resolution of 12 hours
gptkbp:seating_capacity approximately 1,000 kg
gptkbp:sensor infrared radiometers
scatterometers
GPS radio occultation instruments
microwave sounders
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Metop-SG_A1
gptkb:Metop-SG_B1
gptkb:Metop-SG