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Satellite:
Meteosat-5
Satellite details
Acronym
Meteosat-5
Full name
Meteosat-5
Satellite Description
5th flight unit of the Meteosat programme (2nd 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)
Replacing Meteosat-4 as primary operational in 2004.
Re-located to 63°E to support the Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX).
The EOL date should be understood as the date of completion of the relocation activity.
Launch
02 Mar 1991
EOL
01 Jun 1998
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-5
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
° You can drag the image around and zoom using the
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
Meteosat-5
* 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
2242.2325 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