MetOp
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MetOp is a series of weather satellites operated in polar low Earth orbit by the European Space Agency as part of the EUMETSAT program. The first-generation fleet were launched three times between 2006 and 2018, complementing weather and climate data gathered by the American NOAA/POES fleet. As of 2025, only two of the first three satellites remain active.
| MetOp (2006–Present) |
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|---|---|---|
| Mission | Start | End |
| MetOp-A | 2006-Oct-19 | 2021-Dec-1 |
| MetOp-B | 2012-Sept-17 | (Active) |
| MetOp-C | 2018-Nov-7 | (Active) |
Timeline of the MetOp program, 2006–Present
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