BackForwardInstrument:  DCS (Meteosat) 

Instrument details
Acronym DCS (Meteosat)
Full name Data Collection Service
Purpose Data collection from in-situ Data Collection Platforms
Short description Transponder of messages from self-timed Data Collection Platforms
Background Two types of DCP served: either regional, or international (i.e. migrating across the field of view of more geostationary satellites)
Scanning Technique N/A
Resolution N/A
Coverage / Cycle N/A
Mass Power Data Rate 100 bps

 

Providing Agency NOAA
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: 1978 to 2046
Last update: 2022-11-16
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates future satellites

Instrument classification
  • Other payload component
  • Data Collection System
WIGOS Subcomponents No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
No mission objectives have been defined.
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.