Concept information
Preferred term
Metop-A
Type
-
sosa:Platform
Definition
- The MetOp series, developed by a consortium of European companies led by the main contractor EADS-Astrium, France, builds on the heritage gained from a successful series of European satellites, including the French space agency’s (CNES) SPOT and ESA’s ERS and Envisat. The satellite consists and two modules: the Payload Module (PLM) and the Service Module (SVM), and a large solar array. The PLM accommodates the whole suite of instruments and associated support equipment. MetOp-A was launched in October 2006 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Soyuz/ST Fregat operated by Starsem.
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Meteorological operational satellite - A
Belongs to group
has instrument
URI
https://vocab.met.no/mmd/Platform/Metop-A
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