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Metop-A Weather Satellite Launched

Submit on Friday, October 20th, 2006 11:00

Europe’s first polar orbiting satellite, Metop-A was placed into orbit Oct. 18 by a Russian Souyz rocket, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced. The launch was delayed for two consecutive days prior to the successful flight. Metop-A was…

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