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Helping to predict the weather is the most mature application of Earth Observation. Over the last four decades satellites have radically improved the accuracy of weather forecasts, in particular in data sparse areas such as the tropics and Southern Hemisphere. Near-real time meteorological satellite images are at the heart of the daily weather bulletins watched by millions across Europe and the world.

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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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