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MetOp at a glance

Overview Why we need MetOp Facts & figures History

Satellite

About the spacecraft Payload Module Service Module

Instruments

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Launch

Launch sequence Launcher

Mission operations

Operations Orbit

The team

Peter Edwards – ESA MetOp Project Manager Eva Oriol-Pibernat - ESA MetOp Mission Manager Marc Cohen - EUMETSAT MetOp Programme Manager Mike Mignogno, NOAA's Polar Programme Manager Dieter Klaes – EPS Programme Scientist Industrial partners

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Clear forecast for weather-monitoring mission

8 November 2011 International partners are looking ahead to Europe's second polar-orbiting mission dedicated to operational meteorology – MetOp-B is set for launch next May.

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ESA keeps watch on weather

29 September 2011 The 8th International Weather Forum is set to open in Paris, France. The five-day event offers exhibitions and educational workshops to visitors on the subjects of weather and climate, energy, environment, water and space.

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Satellites monitor Icelandic ash plume

23 May 2011 As Iceland's Grímsvötn volcano spews ash high into the atmosphere, satellite observations are providing essential information to advisory centres assessing the possible hazards to aviation.

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More News

ESA takes first steps towards MetOp Second Generation MetOp-B module passes crucial vacuum test MetOp-B is ESA test centre’s latest task of busy year ESA Euronews: Tomorrow’s weather Satellite sensor maps global atmospheric ammonia emissions

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Launch highlights

Special features

Launch diary MetOp brochure (.pdf) (4.1 MB)MetOp screensaver