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15 November 2021
Metop-A has been providing meteorological data to global users for fifteen years.
Metop-C is now safely orbiting the Earth after a spectacular and eagerly-awaited launch on 7 November.
Metop-C will be the third satellite in the EUMETSAT Polar System programme.
30 November 2021
On 14:19 on 10 December 2018, the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer on board Metop-C performed its first measurement.
Metop-C is now safely encapsulated inside the fairing atop the Soyuz launcher and waiting on the launch pad in Kourou.
The Metop-C launch campaign begins.
Launching a spacecraft into orbit is something that ignites the public’s imagination.
Observations from polar orbit benefit weather forecasting and climate monitoring on Earth.
As part of our “Inside EUMETSAT” series, we sat down to have a chat with Richard Dyer!