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11 April 2017
Today, EUMETSAT decommissioned Meteosat-7, the last first generation of Meteosat geostationary spacecraft, after almost 20 years of service.
The scatterometer explained.
Thomas Lavergne from MET Norway talks about tracking the movement of sea ice from space and why it’s so important, not least for polar bears.
Meteosat-7 will soon be retired to a graveyard orbit after almost 20 years of service and several celestial bodies have taken the opportunity to make the send-off memorable.
What factors limit the lifetime of Metop-A?
6 December 2017
At its 88th session, the EUMETSAT Council agreed to exploit the Meteosat second generation (MSG) and EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS) satellite systems for another seven years and opened the votes enabling the 30 Member States to formalise associated financial commitments in the course of 2018.
Welcome on board the German research vessel Polarstern, on its expedition number 105 (PS105).
International ocean colour experts meet up in Lisbon.
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What happens to the spacecraft when they're no longer operational?