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December 19, 2006

Estonia joins EUMETSAT community of nations

In a ceremony held at EUMETSAT this morning, Dr Lars Prahm, Director-General of EUMETSAT and the Estonian Minister for the Environment Mr Rein Randver signed an agreement which makes Estonia the third Baltic State to join EUMETSAT as Cooperating State. This agreement will enter into force on the date of its signature.

December 15, 2006

Croatia officially joins EUMETSAT Community of Member States

Today EUMETSAT was officially notified by the Depositary of the EUMETSAT Convention that the Croatian parliament has ratified the accession agreement that makes Croatia the 20th full Member of EUMETSAT’s community of states.

November 28, 2006

GEONETCast to provide timely, urgently needed data

Public Health, Agriculture, Energy, Weather, Climate, Other Sectors Will Benefit

October 19, 2006

First MetOp successfully launched

Today, Europe entered a new era of weather and climate monitoring when the first in the series of operational meteorological satellites in polar orbit, MetOp, was successfully launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on a Soyuz Fregat launcher at 16:28 UTC (18:28 CEST; 22:28 Baikonur time).

October 16, 2006

Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) extended to Africa

On the eve of EUMETSAT’s 7th African User Forum in Maputo, Mozambique, representatives from the African Union, of the ACP Secretariat and of the 5 African Regional Economic Groupings (CEMAC, ECOWAS, IGAD, IOC and, SADC) have signed a joint declaration calling the European Commission to plan for an extension of its Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative to include Africa.

October 13, 2006

Satellite launch is milestone in U.S.-European cooperation

Tuesday’s scheduled launch of MetOp, the first European operational meteorological satellite in polar orbit, is being heralded as a major milestone in the U.S. - European Initial Joint Polar System (IJPS).

October 11, 2006

7th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa, Maputo, Mozambique

The 7th EUMETSAT User Forum will take place in Maputo, Mozambique from 16 to 20 October. It is organised in cooperation with the National Meteorological Institute of Mozambique (INAM) and is part of EUMETSAT’s initiative to strengthen links with the user community in Africa.

October 5, 2006

MetOp to be launched on 17 October 2006

EUMETSAT confirms Tuesday, 17 October as new launch date for MetOp, Europe's first operational polar orbiting weather satellite.

October 2, 2006

MetOp launch postponed

On Saturday 30 September the Upper Composite (comprising the MetOp spacecraft, the Fregat upper stage and the Soyuz fairing) experienced a slight mechanical shock. It was then decided to interrupt the launch campaign and return the Upper Composite to the clean room for inspection.

September 28, 2006

Inauguration of Jason-2 ground station

Today, the ground station for the new ocean observing satellite Jason-2, has been officially inaugurated in Usingen, Germany.

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