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European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)

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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

EUMETSAT selected Arianespace for the launch of its MTG-I2 imaging satellite by confirming an option that was placed in July 2015 initially on Ariane 5 and will now use an Ariane 6.

Mentioned as: eumetsatTechnical ProductDec 2, 2020EUMETSAT Favors European Launch Vehicles

Since June 1981, Arianespace has launched 13 satellites for EUMETSAT.

Mentioned as: eumetsatTechnical ProductDec 2, 2020EUMETSAT Favors European Launch Vehicles

EUMETSAT will work with ESA, NASA, NOAA, CNES, and scientists from Europe and the United States to calibrate Sentinel-6 products and validate the end-to-end system.

Mentioned as: EUMETSATOrg RelationshipNov 24, 2020EUMETSAT Now Handling All Space Ops For The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite

EUMETSAT took over flight operations of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich at its mission control centre in Darmstadt on 24 November.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralNov 24, 2020EUMETSAT Now Handling All Space Ops For The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite

EUMETSAT developed the Sentinel-6 ground segment and will perform flight operations for the Sentinel-6 mission.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative PlanNov 22, 2020Sentinel-6 Soars Spacewards Via SpaceX Send-Off

EUMETSAT operates Meteosat-8 over the Indian Ocean.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralNov 22, 2020Sentinel-6 Soars Spacewards Via SpaceX Send-Off

EUMETSAT operates the geostationary Meteosat-9, Meteosat-10 and Meteosat-11 satellites over Europe and Africa.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralNov 22, 2020Sentinel-6 Soars Spacewards Via SpaceX Send-Off

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the first of two satellites jointly developed by NASA, NOAA, the European Space Agency, Eumetsat, and the European Commission to provide precise measurements of rising sea levels.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralNov 21, 2020Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean science satellite

EUMETSAT will operate the Sentinel-6 satellite and will manufacture and supply its data products.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative PlanOct 30, 2020Computer from RUAG Space controls environmental satellite Sentinel-6

EUMETSAT will operate the Sentinel-6 satellite and will manufacture and supply the mission products.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative PlanOct 29, 2020RUAG Space Computer Will Control ESA’s Sentinel-6 Satellite

Eumetsat plans to launch each of the three MTG satellites with a co-passenger satellite.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralJul 10, 2020Eumetsat shifts two tardy satellites to Ariane 6

Eumetsat switched the MTG-S1 and MTG-I2 launches to Ariane 6 because Ariane 5 will be unavailable after 2022.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Org RelationshipJul 10, 2020Eumetsat shifts two tardy satellites to Ariane 6

Eumetsat signed a contract with Arianespace in 2015 to launch two or three Meteosat Third Generation satellites on Ariane 5 rockets between 2019 and 2023.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Org RelationshipJul 10, 2020Eumetsat shifts two tardy satellites to Ariane 6

A 2020-01-28 ceremony at NASA Headquarters involved officials from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the European Space Agency, Eumetsat, and the European Commission.

Mentioned as: EumetsatTechnical ProductJan 28, 2020Earth science mission named after former NASA official

Before nations report progress under the Paris agreement in 2023, space and environmental agencies plan to launch MicroCarb led by CNES; EUMETSAT’s Metop Second Generation A; the Methane Remote Sensing Lidar Mission, a joint project of DLR and CNES; and NASA’s GeoCarb.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralJan 11, 2019International focus on greenhouse gas monitoring satellites, sensors

The U.S. military obtains observations for U.S. Central Command from EUMETSAT’s Meteosat 8 geostationary weather satellite.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralJan 9, 2019What’s next for Air Force weather satellites?

Metop-C has a mass of 4,084 kg and was built by Airbus Defence and Space for the European weather agency Eumetsat.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Org RelationshipNov 6, 2018Soyuz launches European weather satellite

NOAA-20 provides complementary observations from a mid-afternoon orbit as part of the data-sharing cooperation with Eumetsat.

Mentioned as: EumetsatOrg RelationshipNov 6, 2018Soyuz launches European weather satellite

Airbus Defence and Space built Metop-C for the European meteorological organization EUMETSAT.

Mentioned as: EUMETSATTechnical ProductOct 30, 2018Arianespace Soyuz launch schedule unaffected by Russian MS-10 failure

Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor on an amended 2010 contract with the European Space Agency and Eumetsat for six Meteosat Third Generation geostationary satellites.

Mentioned as: EumetsatTechnical ProductOct 22, 2018Thales Group reports boost in space revenue
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