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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Meteosat-7
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Full Name
Meteosat-7
aka Meteosat Transition Programme
Status
Currently being flown
Mission Agencies
EUMETSAT
,
ESA
Launch Date
02 Sep 1997
Mission Links
mission site
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data access portal
EOL Date
Mar 2017
EO Portal Info
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
1436 minutes
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
10.2 deg
Orbit Altitude
35779 km
Orbit Longitude
57.5 deg
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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