The METEOSAT satellite
Abstract
The paper gives an account of the principal objectives and capabilities of the METEOSAT system, and then examines in particular the satellite to be developed by the European consortium COSMOS. The European METEOSAT will feature, as opposed to the American SMS, a radiometer as viewing instrument permitting direct visualization of the cloud cover by simpler ground stations, and two channels for WEFAX (Weather Fac Simile) transmission for greater capacity. Telecommunications strategy is outlined.
- Publication:
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Association Aeronautique et Astronautique de France
- Pub Date:
- April 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975aaaf.coll.....I
- Keywords:
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- European Space Programs;
- Meteorological Satellites;
- Meteosat Satellite;
- Mission Planning;
- Satellite Design;
- Channel Capacity;
- Cloud Cover;
- Ground Stations;
- Imaging Techniques;
- Radiometers;
- Weather Forecasting;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles