MetOp's story in pictures


 
 
MetOp's arrival in Kazakhstan
 
MetOp's arrival in Kazakhstan
 
 
 
MetOp's journey to Baikonur Cosmodrome
 
MetOp's journey to Baikonur Cosmodrome
 
 
 
MetOp in the MIK 112
 
MetOp in the MIK 112
 
 
 
MetOp's Payload Module Container unloaded
 
MetOp's Payload Module Container unloaded
 
 
 
MetOp-A in the Upper Composite Processing Facility (UCIF)
 
MetOp-A in the Upper Composite Processing Facility (UCIF)
 
 
 
MetOp's Payload Module
 
MetOp's Payload Module fixed to a multi-purpose trolley for transfer to the 'clean room'
 
 
 
MetOp's Payload Module in the UCIF
 
MetOp's Payload Module waiting for integration and testing
 
 
 
 
Last update: 21 April 2006


Related news

 •  MetOp satellite shipped to Baikonur on 18 April (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMIV1OFGLE_index_0.html)
 •  ESA and EUMETSAT reaffirm long standing co-operation for MetOp (http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMI3CMVGJE_index_0.html)
 •  Russian space agency to launch Europe's MetOp-A satellite (http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEM8L03IU7E_index_0.html)

Related missions

 •  MetOp overview (http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEM9NO2VQUD_index_0_m.html)

In depth

 •  Soyuz launch vehicle (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ESA_Permanent_Mission_in_Russia/SEMAM1X4QWD_0.html)
 •  Baikonur (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ESA_Permanent_Mission_in_Russia/SEMRSA1XDYD_0.html)

Related links

 •  EUMETSAT (http://www.eumetsat.int)
 •  EADS-Astrium (http://www.space.eads.net/)