http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=114&l=en This is a EUMETSAT Website RSS feed EUMETSAT Wed, 16 May 2012 21:05:18 UTC http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=818568&l=en Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:33:00 UTC http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=818568&l=en Darmstadt and Paris, 27 April – 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 liftoff. http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=817323&l=en Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:05:00 UTC http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=817323&l=en Darmstadt, 30 March – EUMETSAT is preparing to ship its third Meteosat Second Generation (MSG-3) satellite to French Guiana on 13 April for a 19 June 2012 launch from Kourou, the European Space Port, to ensure continuity of real-time weather monitoring from geostationary orbit 36,000 km from Earth. http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=817130&l=en Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:45:00 UTC http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=817130&l=en The second Continuous Development and Operations Phase (CDOP-2) for EUMETSAT’s Satellite Application Facility (SAF) network which began this month will improve and expand the portfolio of SAF products and services over the next five years. http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=815749&l=en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:12:00 UTC http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=815749&l=en Darmstadt, 17 February – Following a management meeting with Arianespace, the launch date of the Metop-B polar-orbiting satellite has been set for 23 May 2012. http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=815340&l=en Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:52:00 UTC http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=815340&l=en The special EUMETSAT Council meeting on 30-31 January recorded progress in the approval process for the EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation (EPS-SG) Preparatory Programme, with the sum of contributions increasing from nearly 55 per cent to 83 per cent and 18 of the 27 EUMETSAT Member States having firmly committed themselves to the programme. http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=814537&l=en Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:03:00 UTC http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=814537&l=en At the end of December 2011, Lithuania signed the accession agreement to become a full Member State of EUMETSAT by 1 January 2014, subject to ratification by the Lithuanian parliament. http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=814189&l=en Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:03:00 UTC http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=814189&l=en The Republic of Estonia today signed the accession agreement to become a full Member State of EUMETSAT. http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=813945&l=en Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:56:00 UTC http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=813945&l=en EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, held its 74th Council meeting in Darmstadt, Germany, on 29 November. http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=812077&l=en Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:54:00 UTC http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=812077&l=en Today marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of EUMETSAT’s Metop-A satellite. http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=809623&l=en Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:44:00 UTC http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=809623&l=en On 5-9 September, meteorologists, scientists and researchers will meet in Oslo, Norway, for the 2011 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference.