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Satellite:
Meteosat-4
Satellite details
Acronym
Meteosat-4
Full name
Meteosat-4
Satellite Description
4th flight unit of the Meteosat programme (1st of MOP).
Mission: operational meteorology.
Mass at launch
696 kg
Dry mass
320 kg
Power
200 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Real-time availability of all data to the PGS.
Near-real rime availability of full resolution MVIRI pre-processed images by the HRIDS.
Availability of image segments of MVIRI by WEFAX.
DCP messages available in near-real time in slots of the WEFAX schedule, or through lines.
MDD information through a specific satellite transponder.
Orbit
Geostationary orbit
Altitude
35786 km
Longitude
0°
Space agency
EUMETSAT
, ESA
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Primary operational until 1994.
Then backup on Meteosat-5 in the position of 10°E.
Launch
06 Mar 1989
EOL
08 Nov 1995
Last update:
2021-03-11
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
Meteosat-4
Acronym
Full name
DCS
Data Collection Service
MVIRI
Meteosat Visible Infra-Red Imager
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite Field of View
Estimate of the satellite's footprint, assuming a zenith angle of 75
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
Meteosat-4
* 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
2M00G1D
1333.2 kHz
linear
D
333 kbps
Raw data
HRI
E-S
2105 MHz
660KG1D
660 kHz
RHCP
D
166.6 kbps
High resolution data
HRI
S-E
1694.5 MHz
660KG1D
660 kHz
linear
D
166.6 kbps
High resolution data
WEFAX
E-S
2101.5 MHz
30KG1D
30 kHz
RHCP
A
1.6 kHz
Selected data
WEFAX
S-E
1691 MHz
30KG1D
30 kHz
linear
A
1.6 kHz
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 - 402.2 MHz
1K50G7D
1.5 kHz
RHCP
D
0.100 kbps
Regional DCP reports, 33 channels
DCS
S-E
1675.281 MHz
200KGXX
200 kHz
linear
D
0.100 kbps
DCP report relay
MDD
S-E
1695.74 MHz
200KGXX
120 kHz
linear
D
2.4 kbps
Information
TC & Ranging
E-S
2098 MHz
6K30GXX
6.3 kHz
RHCP
D
1.05 kbps
Telecommand and ranging
TC & Ranging
E-S
2099 MHz
6K30GXX
6.3 kHz
RHCP
D
1.05 kbps
Telecommand and ranging
TM
S-E
2242.225 MHz
2K60G1D
2.6 kHz
RHCP
D
0.3255 kbps
Telemetry
TM
S-E
1676.428 MHz
2K60G1D
2.6 kHz
RHCP
D
0.3255 kbps
Telemetry