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Europe's first polar-orbiting weather satellite ready for launch

16 October 2006

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MetOp in vertical position.

MetOp-A was launched on 19 October 2006 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on a Soyuz ST rocket with a Fregat upper stage.

Credits: ESA - K. Büchler

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MetOp being rolled out to the launch pad on 14 October 2006.

MetOp-A was launched on 19 October 2006 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on a Soyuz ST rocket with a Fregat upper stage.

Credits: ESA - K. Büchler

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MetOp's Soyuz launcher being put into vertical position at the launch tower.

MetOp-A was launched on 19 October 2006 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on a Soyuz ST rocket with a Fregat upper stage.

Credits: ESA - K. Büchler

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The MetOp series of three satellites will be Europe's first polar-orbiting missions dedicated to operational meteorology and represents the European commitment to a new venture with the United States. They will be launched sequentially providing data until at least 2020. The first, MetOp-A, is due for launch 17 October 2006 on a Soyuz/ST Fregat rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Credits: ESA - AOES Medialab

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