All news articles Browse through all of our news articles Apply Refine results Type Article News Categories Organisation Satellites Data Metop Tags Press Release Launch Partners Data access Date 2009 Date February SHOW ALL 2 results News 12 February 2009 Metop-A satellite resumes Fast Data Service The Advanced High Resolution Picture Transmission (AHRPT) system on EUMETSAT’s Metop-A polar-orbiting satellite is operational again following a successful two-month trial in October-November News 6 February 2009 NOAA N’ launched with EUMETSAT instrument on board The NOAA N’ polar-orbiting satellite launched at 5:22 EST (11:22 CET) carries EUMETSAT’s Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS), which measures atmospheric water vapour