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Metop-C
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Metop-C will be the third satellite in the EUMETSAT Polar System programme.
After years of hard work and planning, Metop-C was successfully launched from Kourou at 01:47 (CET) Wednesday!
In previous blogs, it has been mentioned that once launched, Metop-C will fly in a “tri-star” constellation with its sibling spacecraft, Metop-A and –B.
The Metop-C launch campaign begins.
Observations from polar orbit benefit weather forecasting and climate monitoring on Earth.
Launching a spacecraft into orbit is something that ignites the public’s imagination.
Metop-C was launched from the European Space Port in Kourou, French Guiana, on 7 November.
If you’ve been following our blog, you’ll know Metop-C safely arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, aboard three massive Antonov cargo planes.
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