Metop's specifications
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Prime
contractor
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EADS
Astrium
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Platform
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Spot
Mk 3
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Mass
at launch
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4085
kg
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Mass
in orbit
|
|
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Propellant
mass
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315
kg
|
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Dimension
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6.5
m high
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Solar
array
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|
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Stabilization
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3-axis
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DC
power
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EOL:
2210 W
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Design
lifetime
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5
years
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24 Gbit solid state recorder
S-band: uplink 2 kbps, downlink 4096 kbps (2053.4 & 2230 MHz)
X-band: instrument global data stream, 70 Mbps downlink (7.750-7.900 GHz)
L-band: realtime broadcasting: HRPT 3.5 Mbps. Primary downlink on 1701.3 MHz
VHF: realtime broadcasting: LRPT 72 kbps (137.1 MHz)