| definition |
- [Text Source: ESA MetOp Meteorological Missions Homepage, http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEMN1FAATME_LPmetop_0.html ]
MetOp-B, the second satellite in the series,launched on 17 September 2012 and will operate in tandem with MetOp-A, increasing the wealth of data even further. The third and final satellite, MetOp-C will be launched in 2016. Launching a new satellite every 5–6 years guarantees a continuous delivery of high-quality data for medium- and long-term weather forecasting and climate monitoring until at least 2020. Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: METOP-B Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: METOP Short_Name: METOP-B Long_Name: Meteorological Operational Satellite - B End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: SEM Short_Name: SARSAT Short_Name: MHS Short_Name: IASI Short_Name: HIRS/4 Short_Name: GRAS Short_Name: GOME-2 Short_Name: AVHRR-3 Short_Name: ASCAT Short_Name: ARGOS Short_Name: AMSU-A End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 840 km Orbit_Inclination: 98.8 degrees Period: 101.7 minutes Repeat_Cycle: 29 days Orbit_Type: LEO > LOW EARTH ORBIT > POLAR SUN-SYNCHRONOUS End_Group Creation_Date: 2012-09-18 Online_Resource: http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEMN1FAATME_LPmetop_0.html Online_Resource: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/metop-b.html Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2012-09-17 Launch_Site: BAIKONUR COSMODROME, TYURATAM, RUSSIA Design_Life: EOL July 2017 Primary_Sponsor: ESA Primary_Sponsor: EUMETSAT End_Group End_Group
|
