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Satellite:
Metop-SG-B1
Satellite details
Acronym
Metop-SG-B1
Full name
Meteorological operational satellite Second Generation B1
Satellite Description
2nd flight unit of EPS-SG, 1st of the “B” type.
Main mission: operational meteorology.
Substantial contribution to oceanography and climatology.
Secondary contribution to space weather.
Mass at launch
4110 kg
Dry mass
Power
2600 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
≥2025
EOL
≥2032
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-B1
Acronym
Full name
A-DCS
Advanced Data Collection System (also called "Argos-3")
ICI
Ice Cloud Imager
SCA
Scatterometer
MWI
Micro-Wave Imager
RO
Radio Occultation sounder
NGRM
Next Generation Radiation Monitor
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
Metop-SG-B1
* 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
MWI
passive
18700 MHz
200000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
MWI
passive
23800 MHz
400000 kHz
H&V
A
Water vapour channel
MWI
passive
30900 - 31900 MHz
100000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
MWI
passive
50100 - 53950 MHz
N/R kHz
H&V
A
Oxygen band, 4 channels
MWI
passive
89000 MHz
4000000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
MWI
passive
115300 - 122000 MHz
N/R kHz
V
A
Oxygen band, 4 channels
MWI
passive
165500 MHz
2900000 kHz
V
A
Weak water vapour channel
MWI
passive
175310 - 191310 MHz
N/R kHz
V
A
Water vapour band, 5 channels
ICI
passive
175310 - 191310 MHz
N/R kHz
V
A
Water vapour band, 3 channels
ICI
passive
243200 MHz
8000000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
ICI
passive
314150 - 336150 MHz
N/R kHz
V
A
Water vapour band, 3 channels
ICI
passive
439300 - 456700 MHz
N/R kHz
V
A
Water vapour band, 3 channels
ICI
passive
647000 - 681000 MHz
N/R kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
SCA
active
5300 MHz
2000.0 kHz
-
A
C-band scatterometer
DDB
S-E
7825 MHz
150MG1D
150000 kHz
RHCP
D
80000/186600 kbps
Direct Data Broadcast
SMD
S-E
26700 MHz
366MG1D
366000 kHz
RHCP
D
390500/455500 kbps
Stored Mission Data
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
20k0G7D
20 kHz
RHCP
D
0.97751/1000 kbps
Argos DCS return link
TC
E-S
2051.985 MHz
1M00G1D
1000 kHz
LHCP
D
64 kbps
Telecommand
TC
E-S
2057.1417 MHz
1M00G1D
1000 kHz
LHCP
D
64 kbps
Telecommand
TM
S-E
2228.4 MHz
1M40G1D
1400 kHz
LHCP
D
698/1600 kbps
Telemetry
TM
S-E
2234 MHz
1M40G1D
1400 kHz
LHCP
D
698/1600 kbps
Telemetry