Meteosat Second Generation
E729840
Meteosat Second Generation is a series of advanced European geostationary weather satellites that provide high-resolution imagery and data for meteorological monitoring and forecasting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meteosat Second Generation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8378729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meteosat Second Generation Context triple: [European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, hasProgramme, Meteosat Second Generation]
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A.
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is an intergovernmental organization that develops, launches, and operates meteorological satellites to provide weather and climate data to its member states and international partners.
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B.
Aqua satellite
Aqua is a NASA Earth observation satellite focused on studying the planet’s water cycle, including oceans, atmosphere, and ice.
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C.
Arconsat
Arconsat is a small rural commune in central France, located in the Puy-de-Dôme department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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D.
SCISAT-1
SCISAT-1 is a Canadian scientific satellite dedicated primarily to studying Earth's upper atmosphere and monitoring ozone layer chemistry and related trace gases.
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program is a series of U.S. weather satellites in geostationary orbit that provide continuous monitoring of atmospheric, oceanic, and environmental conditions for forecasting and research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meteosat Second Generation Target entity description: 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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A.
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is an intergovernmental organization that develops, launches, and operates meteorological satellites to provide weather and climate data to its member states and international partners.
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B.
Aqua satellite
Aqua is a NASA Earth observation satellite focused on studying the planet’s water cycle, including oceans, atmosphere, and ice.
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C.
Arconsat
Arconsat is a small rural commune in central France, located in the Puy-de-Dôme department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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D.
SCISAT-1
SCISAT-1 is a Canadian scientific satellite dedicated primarily to studying Earth's upper atmosphere and monitoring ozone layer chemistry and related trace gases.
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E.
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program is a series of U.S. weather satellites in geostationary orbit that provide continuous monitoring of atmospheric, oceanic, and environmental conditions for forecasting and research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geostationary satellite series
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meteorological satellite series ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Meteosat-10
NERFINISHED
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Meteosat-11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Meteosat-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Meteosat-9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | European Space Agency member states ⓘ |
| coverageArea |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meteosat Second Generation Description of subject: Meteosat Second Generation is a series of advanced European geostationary weather satellites that provide high-resolution imagery and data for meteorological monitoring and forecasting.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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hasProgramme
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Meteosat Second Generation
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