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MetOp

MetOp (Meteorological Operational satellite) is a series of three polar-orbiting meteorological satellites developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and operated by the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). The satellites form the space segment component of the overall EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS), which in…

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Altitude
817 km
Dimensions
6.2 x 3.4 x 3.4 metres (under the launcher fairing) 17.6 x 6.5 x 5.2 metres (deployed in orbit)
Inclination
98.7° to the equator
Launch date
MetOp-A: 19 October 2006 at 16:28:00 UTC; MetOp-B: 17 September 2012 at 16:28:00 UTC; MetOp-C: 7 November 2018 at 00:47:27 UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome (MetOp-A and MetOp-B), Guiana Space Centre (MetOp-C)
Mission type
Meteorology / Climatology

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Overview

Instruments

Background

Data acquisition

Command and control

Mission profile

Launch and deployment

GOME-2

Infrared atmospheric sounding interferometer (IASI)

The MetOp constellation

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MetOp

Nodes80
Edges79
Triples178
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
Components1

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MetOp

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related to Data acquisition · 28
MetOp → Additionally, Advanced High Resolution Picture, AHRPT, Antarctica, CDA, Command, Darmstadt, Data, Data Acquisition, Each MetOp, EUMETSAT Headquarters, GB, Germany, L-Band, McMurdo, McMurdo Station, MetOp Instruments, Norway, Payload Module, Rescue
related to Command and control · 23
MetOp → An, Atmospheric Sounding, CDA, Command, Commands, Control, Darmstadt, EPS Control Room, EUMETSAT Headquarters, Germany, GNSS Receiver, GRAS, Instituto Nacional, Madrid, North, Orbit, S-Band, Spain, Svalbard, The
related to Launch and deployment · 22
MetOp → At, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Before, BST, Control, Earth-observation, Eastern Europe, Envisat, ESA, ESOC, EUMETSAT, Europe's, European, European Space Operations Centre, Kazakhstan, Met Office, MetOp-A, October, Scandinavia, Soyuz-ST Fregat
related to Shared instruments · 18
MetOp → Advanced Data Collection SystemSEM-2, Advanced Microwave Sounding UnitsHIRS/4, Advanced Very High Resolution, AMSU-A1/AMSU-A2, AVHRR/3, High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder, IJPS, MetOp-C, MHS, Microwave Humidity Sounder, Not, NPOES, RadiometerArgos A-DCS, SARR, Search And Rescue Processor, Search And Rescue Repeater, Space Environment MonitorSARP-3, The
related to GOME-2 · 16
MetOp → DLR, Earth, ERS-2's GOME, German Aerospace Centre, Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2, GOME-2, IJPS, In, MetOp-A, NO2, NOAA-18, NOAA-19, SBUV/2, SELEX Galileo, The, The GOME-2
related to The MetOp constellation · 14
MetOp → Baikonur Cosmodrome, Centre Spatial Guyanais, EPS, EUMETSAT, Guiana Space Centre, However, It, Kourou, MetOp-A, MetOp-B, MetOp-C, November, October, September
related to background · 10
MetOp → Data, ESA, EUMETSAT, European Organisation, European Space Agency, Exploitation, Meteorological Satellites, Numerical Weather Prediction, NWP, Recognising
related to MetOp heritage · 9
MetOp → An Envisat, Command, Payload Module, Service Module, SPOT, Telemetry, The MetOp, Tracking, TT
related to MetOp specific instruments · 8
MetOp → Advanced SCATterometerGOME-2, Atmospheric SoundingASCAT, Global Navigation Satellite System, Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2, IASI, Infrared Atmospheric Sounding InterferometerGRAS, Receiver, The
related to Mission profile · 7
MetOp → European, In, It, NOAA, The MetOp, This, Wind

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satellite satellites data orbit metop-a eumetsat instruments space metop-b metop-c operational mission approximately european atmospheric launched first launch october control

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MetOpAltitude817 km1.00infobox
MetOpDimensions6.2 x 3.4 x 3.4 metres (under the launcher fairing) 17.6 x 6.5 x 5.2 metres (deployed in orbit)1.00infobox
MetOpInclination98.7° to the equator1.00infobox
MetOpLaunch dateMetOp-A: 19 October 2006 at 16:28:00 UTC; MetOp-B: 17 September 2012 at 16:28:00 UTC; MetOp-C: 7 November 2018 at 00:47:27 UTC1.00infobox
MetOpLaunch siteBaikonur Cosmodrome (MetOp-A and MetOp-B), Guiana Space Centre (MetOp-C)1.00infobox
MetOpMission typeMeteorology / Climatology1.00infobox
MetOpOperatorEUMETSAT1.00infobox
MetOpPayload mass812 kg1.00infobox
MetOpPeriod101.0 minutes1.00infobox
MetOpReference systemSun-synchronous1.00infobox
MetOpRocketSoyuz ST Fregat1.00infobox
MetOpSATCAT no.MetOp-A: 2006-044A; MetOp-B: 2012-049A; MetOp-C: 2018-087A1.00infobox
MetOpSpacecraftMetOp1.00infobox
MetOpWebsiteEUMETSAT Metop ESA MetOp1.00infobox
MetOpis aInfrared atmospheric sounding interferometer0.90text

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