CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Meteosat-8
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Full Name
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Meteosat Second Generation-1 aka MSG-1
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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EUMETSAT, ESA
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Launch Date
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28 Aug 2002
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Mission Links
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mission site | mission site | data access portal
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EOL Date
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30 Nov 2022
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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27509 (TLE)
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International Designator
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2002-040B
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Orbit Type
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Geostationary
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Orbit Period
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1436 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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N/A
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Orbit Inclination
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8.1 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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35779 km
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Orbit Longitude
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41.5 deg
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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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. Meteosat-8's original deployment at 0 degrees ended in July 2016. It is now deployed at 41.5 degrees east in support of the Indian Ocean Data Coverage (IODC) service, and from 1 July 2022 it will only be on standby at that location.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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