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Metop-C will be the third satellite in the EUMETSAT Polar System programme.
What factors limit the lifetime of Metop-A?
After years of hard work and planning, Metop-C was successfully launched from Kourou at 01:47 (CET) Wednesday!
EUMETSAT
https://www-cdn.eumetsat.int/files/2020-04/pdf_meteosat_prime_satellites.pdf
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https://www-cdn.eumetsat.int/files/2020-04/pdf_is01_en.pdf
https://www-cdn.eumetsat.int/files/2020-04/pdf_is01_fr.pdf
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.
EUMETSAT’s longest-serving meteorological satellite.
As part of our “Inside EUMETSAT” series, we sat down to have a chat with Richard Dyer!
The Metop-C launch campaign begins.
Observations from polar orbit benefit weather forecasting and climate monitoring on Earth.
https://www-cdn.eumetsat.int/files/2020-04/pdf_mtg_epssg_user_days_2019_rep.pdf