Metop Series - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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Metop Series - EUMETSAT
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Abstract
Metop satellites provide detailed global observations of the atmosphere, oceans and land. Polar-orbiting satellites providing global data for weather forecasts up to 10 days and climate monitoring.
UMETSAT operates Europe’s Metop-A, -B and -C satellites, which circle the globe via the poles and continuously collect data from an altitude of 817 km.
The satellites carry a payload of eight main instruments and the data they collect are essential for weather forecasting up to 10 days ahead and climate monitoring.
The Metop satellites and the ground segment collectively form the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS), which is Europe’s contribution to the Initial Joint Polar System shared with NOAA.