Talk:MetOp

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[edit] A little MetOp-A tracking/downlink info

Object ID: 29499 [1]

LRPT downlink: 137.100 or 137.9125 MHz (150 kHz QPSK, 72 kbps) [2]

AHRPT downlink: 1701.300 or 1707.000 MHz (4.5 MHz QPSK, 3.5 mbps)

Note that these are digital signals, rather than the analog signals from the NOAA satellites. If I understand this page correctly, there is currently an HRPT signal compatible with the NOAA birds as well, but not on VHF.

Electrode 15:40, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Largest satellite ever launched" ???

The article states: "At just over 4,000 kg and measuring 17.6 x 6.5 x 5.2 m when in orbit, MetOp is larger than any satellite ever launched, other than ENVISAT which was launched in 2002"

This is just nonsense. The ESA page used as the source says: "At just over 4000 kg, MetOp is the second largest Earth-observation satellite built in Europe" Sci1 16:37, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

The picture is probably copyrighted. Either its from the EUMETSAT website, or its from the EUMETSAT intranet. I made a public domain photo of the MetOp model outside EUMETSAT headquarters. commons:EUMETSAT. --Ysangkok 21:12, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

It is now replaced with one I took myself (which is free) --Ysangkok 20:49, 10 November 2006 (UTC)