Overall Economic Impact of an Operational Meteosat System

摘要

The METEOSAT concept through its development and well into its expected operational mode, up to 1990 was analyzed. Account was taken of the disturbance introduced by the METEOSAT 1 failure in November 1979, of the delay in the launch of METEOSAT 2, and of the uncertainties arising from the lack of decision, at the end of 1980, on the operational METEOSAT follow-on. Results show important positive economic effects both for the users community (direct benefits) and for the contracting industry concerned (induced benefits).