Future Geostationary Earth Observation Systems
- Paper number
IAC-06-B1.6.10
- Author
Dr. Ralf Münzenmayer, EADS Astrium GmbH, Germany
- Coauthor
Dr. Heinrich Bovensmann, University of Bremen, Germany
- Coauthor
Dr. Bernhard Grafmüller, EADS Astrium GmbH, Germany
- Coauthor
Dr. Rolf Mager, EADS Astrium GmbH, Germany
- Coauthor
Mr. Thido Reinert, EADS Astrium GmbH, Germany
- Year
2006
- Abstract
EUMETSAT and ESA have initiated joint preparatory activities for the definition of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) geostationary system that needs to be available in the 2015 timeframe as a replacement for the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) system. Based on the first outputs of the EUMETSAT post-MSG User Consultation process initiated in 2000, ESA and EUMETSAT have started pre-phase A studies at instrument and system levels with the support of industry and representatives of the user and science communities. EADS Astrium GmbH is currently leading one of the Pre-Phase-A systems studies which are planned for completion early 2006 and aim at defining and trading off possible mission and system concepts fulfilling the high level user needs and priorities, established during the user consultation. Beside the EUMETSAT need to have a replacement for MSG there are also ideas to have an additional operational system in GEO in the frame of the EU GMES program (Global Environment and Security). For this program currently 5 satellite systems, namely Sentinel 1-5 are proposed. For Atmospheric Chemistry applications a LEO component Sentinel-5 and a GEO component - Sentinel 4 is preliminary defined. First dedicated system studies concerning Sentinel 4 and 5 are expected in 2006. Obviously between MTG and Sentinel 4 there are synergies and a coordinated approach is needed. E.g. in EUMETSAT user needs also the atmospheric chemistry applications are addressed, namely the UVS mission. Furthermore there were already different mission proposals in the frame of the ESA Earth Explorer Programme regarding Atmospheric Chemistry from GEO (e.g. GeoSCIA and GeoTROPE proposals). Additionally there were also ideas regarding Microwave Sounding missions from GEO proposed, which would be very interesting for the meteorological community but due to the lack of maturity the microwave sounding mission is not an element of the MTG program. Within this paper a short overview of the different proposed missions and the relevant instrument ideas are presented based on the experience gained by EADS Astrium GmbH by performing the relevant studies or proposals for ESA and DLR.
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