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MetOp on the launch pad

Soyuz on the launch pad

MetOp team in Baikonur

Roll-out to the launch pad

The arms are closing

Platforms and umbilical arm are closing

Erection of the Soyuz rocket at the launch tower

The tower is closed

Carbon-carbon sandwich panel assembly

Core gradiometer assembly

Upper-composite moved out of UCIF

Upper-composite lifted onto train

Upper-composite (left) and Soyuz (right)

GOCE will be the next Earth Explorer to launch

ALOS image over Cardiff, Wales

Seasonal changes in Lake Poyang’s water levels

A mosaic of Northeast China based on ERS-1 and -2 combined data

Envisat image of the Beijing area, China

Tightening the bolts after encapsulation

The fairing is moved to encapsulate MetOp

Last preparations before encapsulation

MetOp ready for encapsulation

Launch pad

Careful checks are made throughout the encapsulation

IASI will measure the infrared radiation emitted by the Earth

IASI mesurera le rayonnement infrarouge émis par la Terre

Okavango Delta, Botswana

MetOp horizontal for encapsulation

Fairing being put on rails

The fairing prepared for MetOp

MetOp manoeuvred into position for encapsulation

MetOp being lifted by crane

MetOp joining the Fregat upper-stage

Cleaning inside the fairing

MetOp leaving the HPF

Special suits for fuelling

Launch pad in Baikonur

Carbon-carbon panel with one pair of accelerometers

Envisat

Ο δορυφόρος Envisat

Envisat

Artist's impression of Envisat

WFA map showing fire spots

Burning fires in Australia captured by Envisat

The GRAS instrument will provide observations of atmospheric temperature and humidity

Working on the AMSU-A2 instrument

AMSU-A1 installation

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