All Related Apply Refine results Type Blog Post Article Files & Media News Event Features Document General Categories Satellites Atmospheric composition Climate Ocean Organisation Metop Features - All Tags Copernicus Hackathon Metop-C Polarstern Features Date 2018 Date November SHOW ALL 7 results Features Copernicus AtmosHack a success On 16-18 November, 10 teams from across Europe participated in the Copernicus Hackathon challenge “Hack the Atmosphere” in Helsinki, Finland. Features Metop-C – where is it now Metop-C was launched from the European Space Port in Kourou, French Guiana, on 7 November. Features The Polarstern logbook What's on board the vessel and what was seen during the first days of the virtual mission to Cape Town from Bremerhaven. Features Switching on Metop-C’s instruments Metop-C is now safely orbiting the Earth after a spectacular and eagerly-awaited launch on 7 November. Features Going on a virtual journey with the Polarstern The research vessel Polarstern is currently travelling from Germany to Cape Town and a group of German meteorology students are reporting on its progress with weekly blog posts. Features Launch success! After years of hard work and planning, Metop-C was successfully launched from Kourou at 01:47 (CET) Wednesday! Features Metop-C – on the launch pad and ready to go Metop-C is now safely encapsulated inside the fairing atop the Soyuz launcher and waiting on the launch pad in Kourou.