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21	Nov	2012	Meteosat Third Generation agreement signed at Ministerial meeting
03	Sep	2012	Peek-a-blue Moon
07	Aug	2012	MSG-3, Europe’s latest weather satellite, delivers first image
16	Jul	2012	ESA hands over weather satellite for operations
06	Jul	2012	MSG-3 set to ensure quality of Europe’s weather service from geostationary orbit
04	Jul	2012	Watch online: MSG-3 launch
03	Jul	2012	ESA’s mission control ready for MSG-3 launch
12	Jun	2012	Launch date of MSG-3 reset to 5 July 2012
07	Mar	2012	MSG-3 satellite ready to continue weather-monitoring service
24	Feb	2012	A new generation of meteorological satellites

07	Feb	2012	MSG ground controllers plug into satellite for live test
29	Sep	2011	ESA keeps watch on weather
11	Jul	2011	Astrium to build ESA's Sentinel-4 atmospheric sensors
26	May	2011	Satellite observations show potential to improve ash cloud forecasts
23	May	2011	Satellites monitor Icelandic ash plume
01	Feb	2011	MTG Industrial Days offer new business opportunities
18	Nov	2010	Development of Meteosat Third Generation to start
16	Apr	2010	ESA Euronews: Tomorrow’s weather
19	Mar	2010	ESA and Thales Alenia Space enter negotiations for MTG
22	Feb	2010	Meteosat Third Generation takes a step forward

04	Feb	2010	Weather satellite sets new service record
07	Dec	2007	Meteosat Third Generation on track
22	Nov	2007	Keeping an eye on the weather – 30 years of Meteosat
22	Nov	2007	A brief history of Meteosat
22	Nov	2007	ESA celebrates 30 years of Meteosat
06	Nov	2007	ESA to provide essential launch control services to EUMETSAT
01	Feb	2006	First images from GERB
26	Jan	2006	MSG-2 first images
03	Jan	2006	MSG-2 commissioning begins
21	Dec	2005	Europe’s newest Meteosat launches on Solstice Night

21	Dec	2005	MSG-2 launch diary
21	Dec	2005	MSG-2 launched
21	Dec	2005	MSG-2 in position for tonight's launch
20	Dec	2005	MSG-2 will advance long-term monitoring of Earth's energy balance
19	Dec	2005	ESOC gears up for MSG-2 launch
14	Dec	2005	Meteosat Second Generation-2: watch the launch live
21	Nov	2005	Forecast good for launch of Europe's latest MSG weather satellite
16	Aug	2005	MSG-2 now planned for launch towards year's end
29	Jun	2005	MSG-2 flight controllers train for launch
29	Jun	2005	Sunshine mapping from space means brighter solar energy future

09	Nov	2004	New competition for young meteorologists
02	Nov	2004	MSG-4 contract means sunny outlook for European weather forecasting
15	Sep	2004	Europe's MSG weather satellite serves scientists as well as forecasters
25	Sep	2003	ESA’s future weather satellite activities unveiled
26	Aug	2003	A cloud-free Europe captured by MSG-1
13	Dec	2002	Innovative instrument on board MSG-1 delivers key information about the Earth's climate
11	Dec	2002	MSG-1 first image unveiled
10	Dec	2002	MSG: the countdown begins to a new era in European weather forecasting
29	Nov	2002	Meteosat Second Generation
27	Sep	2002	MSG-1 weather satellite ready for commissioning

29	Aug	2002	Flawless launch of a super Meteosat
27	Aug	2002	MSG-1 Launch Diary
26	Aug	2002	Launch diary - week 8
21	Aug	2002	Follow the launch of MSG-1 from ESA and Arianespace establishments
20	Aug	2002	MSG Launch Diary - week 7
14	Aug	2002	The trouble with the weather
14	Aug	2002	MSG Launch Diary - week 6
12	Aug	2002	MSG: In the eye of the volcano
12	Aug	2002	MSG - More than just the weather
12	Jul	2002	Website goes live for MSG-1 launch

10	Jul	2002	MSG-1 launch diary
09	Jul	2002	MSG: Europe's new sentinel in space
02	Jul	2002	ESA launches weather classroom tools
28	Jun	2002	Space and daily life...in 45 years
21	Jun	2002	Weather forecasting and climate change : Meteosat seminar for journalists in Cannes
23	Mar	2002	WMO celebrates 52 years
20	Feb	2002	Modus operandi: how satellites track a mass killer
19	Jan	2001	Europe’s satellites track climate changes
27	Nov	2000	Spin up test for weather satellite

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