Ten years of Meteosat Second Generation
Submit on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 22:58
When the first Meteosat Second Generation satellite, Meteosat-8, was launched on 28 August 2002 it heralded a new era of discovery for meteorologists. It became fully operational at 0 degree longitude at the equator on 19 January 2004 and, in addition to providing weather information in much more detail, it provided information on phenomena which had never been considered before.Other Posts:RRSat enhances access to North America through Galaxy 23Rocketplane Kistler Partners with Orbital Sciences on NASA competitionCanada awards 12 satellite licences to Ciel, TelesatFengyun 3A enters test serviceCable TV: How To Access Unlimited Entertainment At A Cheap Price?NASA Space Network to begin new design phase for ground segmentThe Real Reason Satellite TV RocksUS Air Force AEHF-1 satellite completes payload activation
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