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- The METOSAT-7 satellite is part of the METOSAT series of satellites whose goal is to provide weather oriented imaging of the Earth's globe at both visible and infra-red wavelenghts. General Characteristics: Launch date: September 2, 1997 Country of origin: Europe Launch vehicle Ariane V99 Specifications: Prime contractor: Aerospatiale Mass at launch: 690 kg Mass in orbit: 320 kg Dry mass: 281 kg Dimension: 4.23 m height x 2.10 m diameter Stabilization: spin stabilized (90/100 rpm) DC power: BOL: 240 W EOL: 225 W Design lifetime: 5 years More Information: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Meteosat
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Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: METEOSAT-7 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: METEOSAT Short_Name: METEOSAT-7 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: MVIRI Short_Name: A-DCS End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 35786 km Orbit_Inclination: 8.78124 deg Orbit_Type: GEO > Geosynchronous > Geostationary End_Group Online_Resource: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/CurrentSatellites/Meteosat/index.html Online_Resource: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Meteosat Online_Resource: http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/535 Sample_Image: http://www.emgo.cz/obrazky/met7sat.jpg Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1997-09-02 Launch_Site: KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA Design_Life: 2006-12-05 Primary_Sponsor: EUMETSAT End_Group End_Group
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