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.jpg) MTG-I1 at Guiana Space Centre | |
| Mission type | Weather satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | EUMETSAT/ESA |
| COSPAR ID | 2022-170C |
| SATCAT no. | 54743 |
| Mission duration | 10 years (planned) 1 year, 10 months, 7 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SmallGEO (LUXOR) |
| Launch mass | 3600 kg |
| Dry mass | 1600 kg |
| Power | 2000 W |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | December 13, 2022 20:30 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 |
| Launch site | Guiana Space Centre |
| Contractor | Thales Alenia Space |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 0.3W° |
| Period | 24 hours |
| Instruments | |
| Flexible Combined Imager (FCI) Lightning Imager (LI) Geostationary Search and Rescue (GEOSAR) Radiation Monitor Unit (RMU) Data Collection Service (DCS) | |
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Meteosat-12 (also known as MTG-I1) is a European geostationary weather satellite operated by EUMETSAT and is the first in the Meteosat Third Generation series of satellites. Meteosat-12 is planned to become the successor of Meteosat-10 once operational. Meteosat-12 will provide weather data at higher spatial and temporal resolutions than its predecessor.
Instruments
[edit]Flexible Combined Imager (FCI)
[edit]The Flexible Combined Imager is the primary imager on Meteosat-12. It is a multispectral imager that images in the visible, near IR, and IR wavelengths.