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MetOp in orbit
MetOp-B launch postponed
 
27 April 2012   PR 12 2012 - Eumetsat and the European Space Agency (ESA) have been informed by the launch service provider, Starsem, that the launch of the MetOp-B satellite by a Soyuz rocket, scheduled for 23 May from Baikonur, had to be postponed. This is due to additional measures required to ensure the availability of safe drop zones for parts of the launcher after lift-off.
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MetOp-B Flight Operations Director H. Come at ESOC
MetOp-B mission control team image gallery
 
24 April 2012   An image gallery showing ESA’s mission control team training for the launch and critical early operations of MetOp-B, set for liftoff on 23 May.
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MetOp-B being readied for testing
Europe’s next weather satellite gears up for launch
 
20 March 2012   Following the safe arrival of the MetOp-B weather satellite in Kazakhstan, the sophisticated craft is now being carefully assembled and tested before launch on 23 May. MetOp-B will provide essential data for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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