Meteosat weather satellite. Computer artwork of a Meteosat weather satellite, showing the external structure (top left) and main components (right). T
Meteosat weather satellite. Computer artwork of a Meteosat weather satellite, showing the external structure (top left) and main components (right). The Meteosat satellites (named Meteosat 7, 8, 9 and 10) operate in geostationary orbit over Europe and Africa, 36,000 km above the equator. The main components are: UHF band antennas (X-shaped), L band antenna (central cylinder), S/L band antenna (upper right), S band antenna (top right), telescope (blue, centre-right), telescope baffle (black, lower right), instruments (white, square), propellant tanks (spherical, lower right).
Size: 4413px × 3971px
Photo credit: © CARLOS CLARIVAN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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