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METOP-SG-B [Airbus DS]
METOP-SG (Meteorological Operational - Second Generation) is Europe's second generation polar-orbiting operational meteorological satellite system to replace the first generation METOP satellites.
In October 2014, Airbus Defense and Space was selected to build these satellites. The design and manufacture of the Satellite B-series will be led by the companys Friedrichshafen site in Germany.
The METOP-SG Series consists of two subseries with three units in each series with different instrument suites: METOP-SG-A and METOP-SG-B. The Satellite A-series focuses on optical instruments and atmospheric sounders, while the Satellite B-series focuses on microwave instruments. Both types will be based on Airbus Defense and Spaces Astrobus high-power satellite platforms.
The METOP-SG-B series carries following instruments:
- Microwave Imager (MWI) (ESA)
- Ice Cloud Imager (ICI) (ESA)
- Scatterometer (SCA) (ESA)
- Radio Occultation (RO) (ESA)
- Advanced Data Collection (ADCS-4, Argos-4) (CNES)
The first METOP-SG A will be launched on a Soyuz-ST-B Fregat-MT rocket. Later satellites might also use the Ariane-62 launcher.
| Nation: | Europe |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Meteorology |
| Operator: | ESA, EUMETSAT |
| Contractors: | Airbus Defense and Space |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | ? |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 7.5 years |
| Mass: | ~ 4000 kg |
| Orbit: | SSO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METOP-SG-B 1 | - | 2026 | Ko ELA-4 | Ariane-62 | ||
| METOP-SG-B 2 | - | 2033 | Ko ELA-4 | Ariane-62 | ||
| METOP-SG-B 3 | - | 2040 | Ko ELA-4 | Ariane-62 |
Launch Sites:
- Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
