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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Post-EPS
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Full Name
Post EUMETSAT Polar System
Status
Cancelled
Mission Agencies
EUMETSAT
,
DLR
Launch Date
01 Jan 2018
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
01 Jan 2023
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.7 deg
Orbit Altitude
817 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
9:30
Repeat Cycle
29 days
Objectives and Applications
Operational meteorology, climate monitoring, environmental services.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature
METimage
Liquid water and precipitation rate
METimage
Atmospheric Temperature Fields
METimage
Land
Surface temperature (land)
METimage
Multi-purpose imagery (land)
METimage
Ocean
Surface temperature (ocean)
METimage
Snow & Ice
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness
METimage
Mission Instruments
METimage - Multi Spectral Imager
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