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    Monitoring of the Earth’s oceans from space enters a new era

    European and US partners welcome operational release of data from ocean-monitoring mission

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    Satellite launch holds extra meaning for outgoing EUMETSAT DG

    Satellite launch holds special poignancy for EUMETSAT DG.

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    Systems and teams get ready for the launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

    Today, after a comprehensive review, EUMETSAT and the other European and US partners of the Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 programme confirmed readiness of all systems and teams for the launch and operations of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite.

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    The story behind the decision to rename a satellite

    Naming a satellite after a person – other than historical or mythical figures – is a very rare occurrence.

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    Europe honours US Earth scientist

    The first spacecraft in the next-generation of a joint US-European satellite mission monitoring global sea level rise will be named after retired NASA scientist Mike Freilich, in honour of his decades-long championing of Earth science.

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    Joint European-US ocean-monitoring satellite undergoes pre-launch tests

    Testing is underway on the spacecraft that will provide highly accurate measurements of the amount and rate of global sea level rise until the 2030s through a joint European-US mission.

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    Call For Media: Last glimpse of the Sentinel-6 satellite

    The Copernicus Sentinel-6 satellite, which will measure sea-level rise and ice thickness, will be available for a last visit in the cleanroom before it is further tested and prepared for launch in late 2020 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

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    EUMETSAT control room wins Prolight + Sound Award for SWiCA

    EUMETSAT always knew its new control room for its geostationary satellites was a winner – but now it’s official.

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    Metop-C’s IASI instrument delivers first spectrum

    A critical element of polar-orbiting meteorological satellite Metop-C’s payload – the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) – delivered its first spectrum today.

    IASI A Spot
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    European satellite control centre of the future unveiled in Darmstadt

    Europe’s most modern satellite control centre has been unveiled at the Darmstadt headquarters of EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites.

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    EUMETSAT takes over control of Metop-C and starts flight operations of a three-Metop constellation

    After three days of intensive testing by the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), EUMETSAT has taken over control of its newest polar-orbiting meteorological satellite, Metop-C, and started flight operations of a constellation of three Metop satellites.

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    Launch success!

    After years of hard work and planning, Metop-C was successfully launched from Kourou at 01:47 (CET) Wednesday!

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