All Related Apply Refine results Type Article News Event Categories Satellites Organisation Metop Tags Launch Corporate Events Press Release Date 2012 Date February SHOW ALL 3 results Conferences & events 20–24 February 2012, The University of Auckland, New Zealand 11th International Winds workshop 20-24 February 2012, The University of Auckland, New Zealand News 17 February 2012 Metop-B launch date set for 23 May Following a management meeting with Arianespace, the launch date of the Metop-B polar-orbiting satellite has been set for 23 May 2012 News 1 February 2012 Special EUMETSAT Council achieves progress with EPS-SG The special EUMETSAT Council meeting on 30-31 January recorded progress in the approval process for the EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation (EPS-SG) Preparatory Programme, with the sum of contributions increasing from nearly 55 per cent to 83 per cent and 18 of the 27 EUMETSAT Member States having firmly committed themselves to the programme.