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December 16, 2008

Poland and EUMETSAT

Poland will become a full Member State in EUMETSAT in 2009. EUMETSAT is encouraging all Cooperating States to become Member States so its membership mirrors that of the European Union.

November 12, 2008

Director-General attends CEOS Meeting

EUMETSAT Director-General, Dr. Lars Prahm, is participating in the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) plenary meeting in George, South Africa, on 10-13 November.

October 31, 2008

German Justice Minister visits EUMETSAT

German Federal Minister of Justice Brigitte Zypries visited EUMETSAT on 31 October.

October 31, 2008

NOAA takes over Jason-2 satellite operations

After four months of tests and qualification of the entire satellite and the ground segment by the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, command and control operations for the Jason-2 ocean altimetry satellite were handed over to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on 29 October.

October 21, 2008

Accra User Forum is great success

The 8th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa, organised in cooperation with the Ghana Meteorological Agency from 6 to 10 October in Accra, Ghana, was a great success.

October 14, 2008

Hungary becomes latest Member State

EUMETSAT was officially notified by the Depositary of the EUMETSAT Convention that Hungary deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on 9 October 2008.

October 7, 2008

Agenda - Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Industry Briefing

October 6, 2008

Reminder on MTG Industry Briefing, Wednesday, 22 October 2008

October 6, 2008

Accra User Forum

The 8th EUMETSAT User Forum is being held in Accra, Ghana, on 6-10 October 2008. Organised in cooperation with the Ghana Meteorological Agency, the biennial forum is part of EUMETSAT’s initiative to strengthen links with the user community in Africa.

October 2, 2008

Meteosat Third Generation

Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) will not only provide continuity beyond Meteosat Second Generation (MSG), it will also bring major improvements, in line with growing requirements by users. Unlike the two previous generations of Meteosat spinning satellites, MTG will be three-axis stabilised and each satellite will have different payloads for four different observation missions.

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