CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Metop-A
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Full Name
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Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - A
aka Metop-2
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Status
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Currently being flown
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Mission Agencies
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EUMETSAT , ESA
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Launch Date
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19 Oct 2006
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Mission Links
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mission site | data access portal
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EOL Date
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Dec 2013
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EO Portal Info
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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107.1 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Descending
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Orbit Inclination
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98.8 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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840 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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9:30
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Repeat Cycle
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29 days
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Objectives and Applications
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Meteorology, climatology.
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Mission Measurements
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| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | AVHRR/3, GOME-2 |
| Atmospheric Humidity Fields | AMSU-A, GOME-2, GRAS, HIRS/4, IASI, MHS |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | AMSU-A, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, HIRS/4, IASI, MHS |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | AMSU-A, MHS |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | AMSU-A, AVHRR/3, MHS |
| Ozone | GOME-2, HIRS/4, IASI |
| Radiation budget | AMSU-A, AVHRR/3, GOME-2, HIRS/4, IASI |
| Trace gases (excluding ozone) | HIRS/4, IASI |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | AMSU-A, GRAS, HIRS/4, IASI |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | AVHRR/3 |
| Soil moisture | AMSU-A, ASCAT |
| Vegetation | AVHRR/3 |
| Surface temperature (land) | AMSU-A, AVHRR/3, HIRS/4, IASI |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | AVHRR/3 |
| Ocean | Ocean surface winds | AMSU-A, ASCAT |
| Surface temperature (ocean) | AVHRR/3, HIRS/4, IASI |
| Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) | AVHRR/3 |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | AMSU-A, AVHRR/3 |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | AMSU-A, ASCAT, AVHRR/3 |
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Mission Instruments
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