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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- METOP-SG A2
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Full Name
EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - atmosphere sounding and imaging satellite 2
aka EPS-SG-a2
Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
EUMETSAT
,
CNES
,
COM
,
DLR
,
ESA
Launch Date
Feb 2033
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
Aug 2042
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101.4 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.7 deg
Orbit Altitude
824 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
9:30
Repeat Cycle
29 days
Objectives and Applications
Meteorology, climatology. EPS-SG-a carries the Sentinel-5 mission. 3 satellites.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Aerosols
3MI
,
IASI-NG
,
METimage
,
UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Atmospheric Humidity Fields
IASI-NG
,
METimage
,
MWS
,
RO
Atmospheric Winds
IASI-NG
,
METimage
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature
IASI-NG
,
METimage
,
UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Cloud particle properties and profile
METimage
,
MWS
Liquid water and precipitation rate
METimage
,
MWS
Ozone
IASI-NG
,
UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Radiation budget
IASI-NG
Trace gases (excluding ozone)
IASI-NG
,
UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Atmospheric Temperature Fields
IASI-NG
,
METimage
,
MWS
,
RO
Land
Albedo and reflectance
3MI
,
METimage
,
UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Vegetation
METimage
Surface temperature (land)
IASI-NG
,
METimage
Multi-purpose imagery (land)
METimage
Ocean
Ocean surface winds
MWS
Surface temperature (ocean)
IASI-NG
,
METimage
Snow & Ice
Snow cover, edge and depth
METimage
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness
METimage
,
MWS
Mission Instruments
3MI - Multi-Viewing Multi-Channel Multi-Polarisation Imaging
IASI-NG - Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer - New Generation
METimage - Multi Spectral Imager
MWS - Microwave Sounder
RO - RO
UVNS (Sentinel-5) - Ultra-violet Visible Near-infrared Shortwave-infrared spectrometer
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