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Satellite:
Metop-B
Satellite details
Acronym
Metop-B
Full name
Meteorological operational satellite - B
Satellite Description
2nd flight unit of the EPS programme.
Main mission: operational meteorology.
Substantial contribution to ocean and ice monitoring, climate monitoring, atmospheric chemistry, and space weather.
Mass at launch
4087 kg
Dry mass
3771 kg
Power
2210 W
Data access link
https://navigator.eumetsat.int/search?query=metop-b%20level-1&s=s
Data access information
Direct Broadcast (AHRPT): Real-time availability of AMSU-A, ASCAT. AVHRR, GOME-2, GRAS, HIRS/4, IASI, MHS, DCP messages and SEM/2 (MEDEP + TED). LRPT not available.
Near-real-time availability of extended-area coverage data by EARS.
Near-real time availability of Level 1 data by EUMETCast.
Alert messages of S&RSAT to LUT in real time
The latency of global data is reduced by the use of the Antarctic Data Acquisition station (ADA) at McMurdo
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
827 km
ECT
09:31 desc
Space agency
EUMETSAT
, ESA
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Replacing MetOp-A for primary operations on 24 April 2013.
Dissemination via EUMETCast.
Launch
17 Sep 2012
EOL
≥2024
Last update:
2022-05-03
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
Metop-B
Acronym
Full name
A-DCS
Advanced Data Collection System (also called "Argos-3")
AMSU-A
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit - A
ASCAT
Advanced Scatterometer
AVHRR/3
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer / 3
GOME-2
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment - 2
GRAS
GNSS Receiver for Atmospheric Sounding
HIRS/4
High-resolution Infra Red Sounder / 4
IASI
Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
MHS
Microwave Humidity Sounding
S&RSAT
Search & Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System
SEM/MEPED
SEM / Medium energy proton detector
SEM/TED
SEM / Total Energy Detector
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
Metop-B
* 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
GDS
S-E
7800 MHz
63M0G1D
63000 kHz
RHCP
D
70000 kbps
Raw data
AHRPT
S-E
1701.3 MHz
4M50G1D
4500 kHz
RHCP
D
3500 kbps
High resolution data
AHRPT
S-E
1707 MHz
4M50G1D
4500 kHz
RHCP
D
3500 kbps
High resolution data - backup
LRPT
S-E
137.1 MHz
150KG1D
150 kHz
RHCP
D
72 kbps
Selected data
LRPT
S-E
137.9125 MHz
150KG1D
150 kHz
RHCP
D
72 kbps
Selected data - backup
ADCS
E-S
401.595 MHz
10K0G7D
10 kHz
RHCP
D
0.4/4.8 kbps
DCP reports
ADCS
S-E
465.9875 MHz
1K00G1D
1 kHz
RHCP
D
0.2/0.4 kbps
DCP configuration control
S & RSAT
E-S
406.05 MHz
100KG1D
100 kHz
linear
D
2.4 kbps
Distress messages - beacon bandwidth: 3 kHz
S & RSAT
S-E
1544.5 MHz
200KG1D
200 kHz
linear
D
2.4 kbps
Distress messages to LUT
TC & Ranging
E-S
2053.4583 MHz
1M50G1D
1500 kHz
RHCP
D
2 kbps
Telecommand and ranging
TM
S-E
2230 MHz
2M00G1D
2000 kHz
RHCP
D
4.096 kbps
Telemetry
AMSU-A
passive
23800 MHz
270000 kHz
V
A
Water vapour channel
AMSU-A
passive
31400 MHz
180000 kHz
V
A
Window channel
AMSU-A
passive
50120 - 57620 MHz
N/R kHz
H or V
A
Oxygen band, 12 channels
AMSU-A
passive
89000 MHz
6000000 kHz
V
A
Window channel
MHS
passive
89000 MHz
2800000 kHz
V
A
Window channel
MHS
passive
157000 MHz
2800000 kHz
V
A
Weak water vapour channel
MHS
passive
179310 - 191310 MHz
N/R kHz
H or V
A
Water vapour band, 3 channels
ASCAT
active
5255 MHz
1000.0 kHz
-
A
C-band scatterometer