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ADD-ON PAYLOAD [1 record]

Record 1 2002-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
CONT

Unlike the other ERS-1 instruments, the ATSR is an experimental package resulting from an ESA Announcement of Opportunity for a scientific add-on payload.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
CONT

La série de satellites Métop est l'élément central du Système polaire d'EUMETSAT (EPS), qui sera réalisé en partenariat avec l'Agence spatiale européenne. Les Métop graviteront sur des orbites quasi-polaires héliosynchrones, à une altitude de 840 km, en effectuant environ 14 révolutions par jour. Ils emporteront des versions des instruments opérationnels embarqués sur les satellites NOAA (États-Unis) correspondants, et une charge utile complémentaire composée de nouveaux instruments européens.

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