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| | | MSG overview | | | | | Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) is a joint project between ESA and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and follows up the success of the first generation Meteosat weather satellite series with a larger design boasting higher performance. The first in a planned series of MSG satellites was launched in 2002, entering into service with EUMETSAT in early 2004 and now renamed Meteosat-8.
| Launch | 28 August 2002
from Kourou, French Guiana | | Launcher | Ariane 5 | | Launch mass | 2000 kg | | Payload mass | 1000 kg | | Number of instruments | 4 including Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager and Search&Rescue transponder | | Orbit | Geostationary; altitude 35600 km | | Inclination | 0 degrees | | Time for one orbit | 24 hours | | Cycle | not applicable |
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The second MSG satellite, MSG-2, was launched from Kourou, French Guiana, on 21 December 2005.
Last update: 1 February 2006 | |
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