CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - METOP-SG B3 -
Full Name EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation - microwave imaging satellite 3
aka EPS-SG-b3
Status Approved
Mission Agencies EUMETSAT, CNES, ESA Launch Date Feb 2040
Mission Links mission site EOL Date Aug 2048
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. 3 satellites.
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields MWI, RO
Cloud particle properties and profile ICI, MWI
Liquid water and precipitation rate MWI
Atmospheric Temperature Fields RO
LandSoil moisture SCA
OceanOcean surface winds MWI, SCA
Snow & IceSea ice cover, edge and thickness MWI, SCA
Mission Instruments
ICI - Ice Cloud Imager
MWI - Microwave Imager
RO - RO
SCA - SCA
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