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European earth weather satellite. MSG (Meteosat Second Generation 1) was a European (EUMETSAT consortium) geostationary weather satellite. Meteorology satellite built by Alcatel Space for ESA, EUMETSAT, Europe. Launched 2002 - 2015.

Status: Operational 2002. First Launch: 2002-08-28. Last Launch: 2015-07-15. Number: 4 . Gross mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb).

The 3.2m diameter cylindrical satellite had a dry mass of about 1000 kg and carried about 1010 kg of propellant. MSG was to allow quicker and more accurate weather forecasts in Europe than in the past. It carried two major instruments.

Raw data from both instruments was directly downlinked to Darmstadt, Germany. The processed data was to be uplinked to the same satellite to be rebroadcast to Europe and other regions.

The satellite also carried receivers for weather-data from remote/mobile sites, and a 406 MHz transponder for search-and-rescue SOS operations conducted by the global COSPAS-Surat organization.


More at: MSG.

Family: Earth, Earth weathersat. Country: Europe. Engines: S400. Launch Vehicles: Ariane 5, Ariane 5G, Ariane 5ECA, Ariane 5GS. Launch Sites: Kourou, Kourou ELA3. Bibliography: 2, 552, 554, 11477.
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2002 August 28 - . 22:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5G.
2005 December 21 - . 22:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5GS.
2012 July 5 - . 21:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.
2015 July 15 - . 21:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.

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