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8 December 2016
The EUMETSAT Council agreed that the ageing, but still healthy, Metop-A satellite will be exploited on a “drifting” orbit from June 2017 onwards, in order to extend its useful lifetime from 2019 to 2022.
22 May 2019
A EUMETCast service swap will take place on 2 July for Metop-A and Metop-C global data.
12 November 2018
After three days of intensive testing by the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), EUMETSAT has taken over control of its newest polar-orbiting meteorological satellite, Metop-C, and started flight operations of a constellation of three Metop satellites.
4 July 2018
Metop-C, the third and final satellite in a series that has made an unparalleled impact on weather forecast accuracy, has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, to be prepared for launch.
17 September 2012
At 18:28 CEST (22:28 Baikonur time), Metop-B was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Soyuz 2.1a rocket.
17 December 2018
Metop-C was successfully launched on 7 November 2018. Here is updated information to help users plan and prepare for when data becomes available.
22 August 2019
Metop-C EARS regional data will start being distributed from 29 August.
15 November 2021
The deorbiting of Metop-A started in November 2021.
19 October 2011
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of EUMETSAT’s Metop-A satellite
7 March 2019
Metop-C AVHRR wind products will be available on EUMETCast from 14 March.
24 June 2019
Metop-C IASI Level 1 data will be available on EUMETCast from 1 July.
28 September 2012
Four of the instruments on the Metop-B weather satellite (AMSU-A, ASCAT, MHS, GRAS) have been activated this week and are delivering data.
