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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Meteosat-6
-
Full Name
Meteosat-6
Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
EUMETSAT
,
ESA
Launch Date
20 Nov 1993
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
02 May 2011
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
22912
(
TLE
)
International Designator
1993-073B
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications
Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric dynamics/water and energy cycles. Meteosat 1-7 are first generation. Meteosat 8-11 are second generation and known as MSG in the development phase.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Atmospheric Humidity Fields
MVIRI
Atmospheric Winds
MVIRI
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature
MVIRI
Liquid water and precipitation rate
MVIRI
Ocean
Surface temperature (ocean)
MVIRI
Mission Instruments
Meteosat Comms - Communications package for Meteosat
MVIRI - METEOSAT Visible and Infra-Red Imager
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GPM Ground Validation Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neu ...
INFRARED GLOBAL GEOSTATIONARY COMPOSITE V1
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage B3 Reduced Radiances in Native Forma ...
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D1 3-Hourly Cloud Products - Revised ...
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D2 Monthly Cloud Products - Revised ...
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage DX Pixel Level Cloud Product - Revis ...
SAFARI 2000 Daily Rainfall Estimates, 0.1-Deg, Southern Africa, 1993-2001
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