ESA-EUMETSAT MetOp Polar-Orbiting Meteorological Spacecraft Series
European operational polar-orbiting meteorological spacecraft series delivering global atmospheric, land, ocean and ice observations for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MetOpMetOp-AMetOp-BMetOp-CEUMETSAT Polar System
- Family Name
- MetOp
- Full Name
- ESA-EUMETSAT MetOp Polar-Orbiting Meteorological Spacecraft Series
- Roles
- earth_observationweatherresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- European operational polar-orbiting meteorological spacecraft series delivering global atmospheric, land, ocean and ice observations for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
- First Flight Year
- 2,006
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:30:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:30:17 UTC