WMO OSCAR | Satellite: Meteosat-11

Satellite: Meteosat-11

Satellite details

Acronym	Meteosat-11
Full name	Meteosat-11
Satellite Description	4th (last) flight unit of the Meteosat Second Generation programme. Main mission: operational meteorology. Substantial contribution to climatology.
Mass at launch	2040 kg	Dry mass	1070 kg
Power	600 W
Data access link	https://navigator.eumetsat.int/search?query=meteosat-11%20level-1&s=s
Data access information	Near-real time availability of full set of data and products (SEVIRI, GERB, DCS and MDD) by EUMETCast Alert messages of GEOS&R to LUT in real time
Orbit	Geostationary orbit	Altitude	35786 km
Longitude	0°

Space agency	EUMETSAT , ESA
Status	Operational
Details on Status (as available)	Commissioning completed on 16 December 2015. In storage until end 2017, then moved to the operational position.
Launch	15 Jul 2015	EOL	≥2033
Last update:	2021-03-11

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Meteosat Second Generation (MSG)
- Meteosat-8 (2002 - 2016)
- Meteosat-8 (IODC) (2016 - 2022-11)
- Meteosat-9 (2005 - 2022)
- Meteosat-9 (IODC) (2022-07 - 2025)
- Meteosat-10 (2012 - 2030)
- Meteosat-11 (2015 - 2033)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Meteosat-11

Acronym	Full name
DCS	Data Collection Service
GEOS&R	Geostationary Search and Rescue
GERB	Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget
SEVIRI	Spinning Enhanced Visible Infra-Red Imager

Satellite Field of View

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Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on Meteosat-11

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	Instrument landing page
DCS	Data Collection Service	20 Feb 2018	≥2033 *	Active
GEOS&R	Geostationary Search and Rescue	20 Feb 2016	≥2033 *	Active
GERB	Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget	20 Feb 2018	≥2033 *	Active	www.eumetsat.int
SEVIRI	Spinning Enhanced Visible Infra-Red Imager	20 Feb 2018	≥2033 *	Active	www.eumetsat.int

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed

Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details

Service	Dir or Mode	Frequency	Emission designator	Bandwidth	Polarisation	D/A	Data rate or Baseband	Comments
PGS	S-E	1686.83 MHz	6M00G1D	5400 kHz	linear	D	3270 kbps	Raw data
HRIT	E-S	2105.65 MHz	2M00G1D	2000 kHz	RHCP	D	1000 kbps	High resolution data - not planned to be used
HRIT	S-E	1695.15 MHz	2M00G1D	2000 kHz	linear	D	1000 kbps	High resolution data - not planned to be used
LRIT	E-S	2101.5 MHz	660KG1D	660 kHz	RHCP	D	128 kbps	Selected data
LRIT	S-E	1691 MHz	660KG1D	660 kHz	linear	D	128 kbps	Selected data
DCS	E-S	402 - 402.1 MHz	3K00G7D	3 kHz	RHCP	D	0.100 kbps	International DCP reports, 33 channels
DCS	E-S	402.1 - 402.44 MHz	1K50G7D	1.5 kHz	RHCP	D	0.100 kbps	Regional DCP reports, 223 channels
DCS	S-E	1675.281 MHz	750KGXX	750 kHz	linear	D	0.100 kbps	DCP report relay
GEOS & R	E-S	406.05 MHz	60KG1D	100 kHz	linear	D	2.4 kbps	Distress messages - beacon bandwidth: 3 kHz
GEOS & R	S-E	1544.5 MHz	60KG1D	200 kHz	linear	D	2.4 kbps	Distress messages to LUT
TC & Ranging	E-S	2070.4938 MHz	1M00GXX	1000 kHz	RHCP	D	1.00 kbps	Telecommand and ranging
TM	S-E	2248.5 MHz	1M00G1D	1000 kHz	RHCP	D	3.58 kbps	Telemetry