News & Features Apply Refine results Type Article News Categories Metop Satellites Organisation Tags Press Release Date 2016 Date October SHOW ALL 1 result News 19 October 2016 Metop-A celebrates 10 years in orbit and high impact on weather forecasts Ten years ago today, EUMETSAT’s first polar-orbiting meteorological satellite, Metop-A, was launched by Soyuz from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.