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Launch of satellite METOP-A

by

ESA/D.Ducros/Novapix

Reference

e-sot07-90007

Date

2009-04-18

Launch of satellite METOP-A by a Soyuz rocket.
MetOp is a series of three meteorological operational polar orbiting satellites, the first of which, MetOp-A is the prototype. The instruments on MetOp will produce high-resolution images, vertical temperature and humidity profiles, and temperatures of the land and ocean surface on a global basis. Also on board the satellites will be instruments for monitoring ozone and wind flow over the oceans. The first launch was on october 19 2006.