Meteosat Second Generation
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Meteosat Second Generation is a series of advanced European geostationary weather satellites that provide high-resolution imagery and data for meteorological monitoring and forecasting.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geostationary satellite series
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meteorological satellite series ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Meteosat-10
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Meteosat-11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Meteosat-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Meteosat-9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | European Space Agency member states ⓘ |
| coverageArea |
Africa
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Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| dataDisseminationSystem | EUMETCast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataDownlinkBand |
C-band
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L-band ⓘ |
| dataUsers |
aviation meteorology
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climate research community ⓘ marine meteorology ⓘ national meteorological services ⓘ |
| designedLifetimePerSatellite | 7 years ⓘ |
| firstSatelliteLaunchDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Meteosat Third Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
GERB
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SEVIRI NERFINISHED ⓘ Search and Rescue transponder ⓘ |
| imageRepeatCycle | 15 minutes ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Ariane 4
NERFINISHED
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Ariane 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | EUMETSAT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| precededBy | Meteosat First Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
climate monitoring
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environmental monitoring ⓘ meteorological forecasting support ⓘ weather monitoring ⓘ |
| provides |
high-resolution imagery
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multispectral data ⓘ rapid-scan observations ⓘ |
| rapidScanCycle | 5 minutes ⓘ |
| spectralChannels | 12 ⓘ |
| supports |
atmospheric motion vector derivation
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cloud-top temperature estimation ⓘ fire detection ⓘ fog detection ⓘ nowcasting ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ radiation budget studies ⓘ severe weather monitoring ⓘ volcanic ash monitoring ⓘ |
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European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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