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Satellite:
Metop-SG-A1
Satellite details
Acronym
Metop-SG-A1
Full name
Meteorological operational satellite Second Generation A1
Satellite Description
1st flight unit of EPS-SG, 1st of the “A” type.
Main mission: operational meteorology.
Substantial contribution to climate monitoring and atmospheric chemistry.
Secondary contribution to space weather.
Mass at launch
4400 kg
Dry mass
Power
3000 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
835 km
ECT
09:30 desc
Space agency
EUMETSAT
, ESA
Status
Planned
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
≥2024
EOL
≥2031
Last update:
2022-02-21
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-SG-A1
Acronym
Full name
3MI
Multi-viewing Multi-channel Multi-polarisation Imager
IASI-NG
Infrared Atmospheric Sounder Interferometer - New Generation
Sentinel-5
UVNS: Ultra-violet, Visible and Near-infrared Sounder
METimage
Meteorological Imager (Previous name: VII - Visible and Infrared Imager )
MWS
Micro-Wave Sounder
RO
Radio Occultation sounder
NGRM
Next Generation Radiation Monitor
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
Metop-SG-A1
* 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
MWS
passive
23800 MHz
270000 kHz
H or V
A
Water vapour channel
MWS
passive
31400 MHz
180000 kHz
H or V
A
Window channel
MWS
passive
50120 - 57620 MHz
N/R kHz
H or V
A
Oxygen band, 14 channels
MWS
passive
89000 MHz
4000000 kHz
H or V
A
Window channel
MWS
passive
165500 MHz
3000000 kHz
H or V
A
Weak water vapour channel
MWS
passive
175310 - 191310 MHz
N/R kHz
H or V
A
Water vapour band, 5 channels
MWS
passive
229000 MHz
2000000 kHz
H or V
A
Window channel
DDB
S-E
7825 MHz
150MG1D
150000 kHz
RHCP
D
80000/186600 kbps
Direct Data Broadcast
SMD
S-E
26295 MHz
366MG1D
366000 kHz
RHCP
D
390500/455500 kbps
Stored Mission Data, Channel 1
SMD
S-E
26700 MHz
366MG1D
366000 kHz
RHCP
D
390500/455500 kbps
Stored Mission Data, Channel 2
ADCS
E-S
401 - 401.69 MHz
80k0G7D
80 kHz
RHCP
D
4.8/9.6 kbps
Argos DCS
ADCS
S-E
465.9875 MHz
80k0G7D
20 kHz
RHCP
D
0.97751/1000 kbps
Argos DCS return link
TC
E-S
2054.9317 MHz
1M00G1D
1000 kHz
LHCP
D
64 kbps
Telecommand
TC
E-S
2056.0367 MHz
1M00G1D
1000 kHz
LHCP
D
64 kbps
Telecommand
TM
S-E
2231.6 MHz
1M40G1D
1400 kHz
LHCP
D
698/1600 kbps
Telemetry
TM
S-E
2232.8 MHz
1M40G1D
1400 kHz
LHCP
D
698/1600 kbps
Telemetry