Meteosat-6 Mission

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 Summary

Full Name
Meteosat-6
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
20 Nov 1993
Mission Links
EOL Date
02 May 2011
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

Meteosat Comms - Communications package for Meteosat
MVIRI - METEOSAT Visible and Infra-Red Imager

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields MVIRI
Atmospheric Winds MVIRI
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature MVIRI
Liquid water and precipitation rate MVIRI
OceanSurface temperature (ocean) MVIRI

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