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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- MTG-S2 (sounding)
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Full Name
Meteosat Third Generation - Sounding Satellite 2
Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
EUMETSAT
,
COM
,
ESA
Launch Date
Dec 2035
Mission Links
mission site
|
data access portal
EOL Date
Jun 2046
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
1436 minutes
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
35779 km
Orbit Longitude
0 deg
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications
Supporting European atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. MTG S2 carries the Sentinel-4 B mission.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Aerosols
UVN (Sentinel-4)
Atmospheric Humidity Fields
IRS
Atmospheric Winds
IRS
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature
IRS
,
UVN (Sentinel-4)
Cloud particle properties and profile
UVN (Sentinel-4)
Ozone
IRS
,
UVN (Sentinel-4)
Radiation budget
IRS
Trace gases (excluding ozone)
IRS
,
UVN (Sentinel-4)
Atmospheric Temperature Fields
IRS
Land
Surface temperature (land)
IRS
Ocean
Surface temperature (ocean)
IRS
Mission Instruments
IRS - Infra-Red Sounder
UVN (Sentinel-4) - UV-visible- near infrared imaging spectrometer (Sentinel-4)
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