WMO OSCAR | Satellite: Meteosat-9

Satellite: Meteosat-9

Satellite details

Acronym	Meteosat-9
Full name	Meteosat-9
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	2nd 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-9%20level-1&s=s
Data access information	No longer at 3 deg E position. Moved to IODC. Near-real time availability of all image data by EUMETCast. More info at: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/DataDelivery/EUMETCast/index.html?l=e
Orbit	Geostationary orbit	Altitude	35786 km
Longitude	3.5° E

Space agency	EUMETSAT , ESA
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)	Primary operational satellite at 0° as of 11 April 2007. Replaced by Meteosat-10 as of 21 January 2013. RSS service taken over from Meteosat-8 on 9 April 2013. Prime GERB service. HRIT not activated. High Rate Information is disseminated in near-real-time by EUMETCast. Moved to 45.5°E in early 2022 to replace Meteosat-8 (IODC) on 1 July 2022.
Launch	21 Dec 2005	EOL	01 Apr 2022
Last update:	2024-04-15

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)
- Meteosat-9 (2005 - 2022)
- Meteosat-9 (IODC) (2022 - 2027)
- Meteosat-10 (2012 - 2030)
- Meteosat-11 (2015 - 2033)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Meteosat-9

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

Estimate of the satellite's footprint, assuming a zenith angle of 75 °
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Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on Meteosat-9

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Instrument calibration	Comments
DCS	Data Collection Service	Mar 2006	2015	Inactive	No		DCS is switched off.
GEOS&R	Geostationary Search and Rescue	Mar 2006	01 Jul 2022 *	Inactive	No		End of zero degree service 1 Jan 22
GERB	Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget	Mar 2006	30 Apr 2015	Inactive	No	user.eumetsat.int	Switched off due to eccessive degradation.
SEVIRI	Spinning Enhanced Visible Infra-Red Imager	Mar 2006	01 Jul 2022 *	Inactive		user.eumetsat.int	End of zero degree service 1 Jan 22.

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed

Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control

Frequencies for satellite management

Service	Direction	Frequency (MHz)	Emission designator	Bandwidth (kHz)	Polarisation	D/A	Data rate (kbps) or Baseband (kHz)	Comments
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	2067.731 MHz	1M00GXX	1000 kHz	RHCP	D	1.00 kbps	Telecommand and ranging
TM	S-E	2245.5 MHz	1M00G1D	1000 kHz	RHCP	D	3.58 kbps	Telemetry

Frequencies for scientific data acquisition and communication services at ground stations

Service	Direction	Frequency (MHz)	Bandwidth (kHz)	Polarisation	D/A	Data rate (kbps) or Baseband (kHz)	Comments
PGS	S-E	1686.83 MHz	5400 kHz	linear	D	3270 kbps	Raw data
HRIT	E-S	2105.65 MHz	2000 kHz	RHCP	D	1000 kbps	High resolution data - not in use
HRIT	S-E	1695.15 MHz	2000 kHz	linear	D	1000 kbps	High resolution data - not in use
LRIT	E-S	2101.5 MHz	660 kHz	RHCP	D	128 kbps	Selected data
LRIT	S-E	1691 MHz	660 kHz	linear	D	128 kbps	Selected data
DCS (international)	E-S	402 MHz - 402.1 MHz	3 kHz	RHCP	D	0.100 kbps	International DCP reports, 33 channels
DCS (regional)	E-S	402.1 MHz - 402.44 MHz	1.5 kHz	RHCP	D	0.100 kbps	Regional DCP reports, 223 channels
DCS	S-E	1675.281 MHz	750 kHz	linear	D	0.100 kbps	DCP report relay