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METOP (Meteorological Operational) is Europe's first polar-orbiting operational meteorological satellite. It is the European contribution to the Initial Joint Polar System (IJPS), a co-operative agreement between Eumetsat and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide data for climate and environmental monitoring and improved weather forecasting. The first MetOp-A satellite was launched in 2006, with the other two following at five-year intervals. In total, the programmes will be operational for at least 14 years.
Instrument:
- Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit - A
- Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit - B
- Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2
- GOME -2
- Microwave Humidity Sounder
Launch Date:
Jeu, 19/10/2006
Life span:
15years