Weather Forcasting
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Press Releases
Successful Launch of Metop-SGA1 to Take Weather Forecasting to New Heights
With a global audience watching in anticipation at launch events and online, Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) – also carrying the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission – lifted off on an Ariane-62 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 02:37 CEST on 13 August. As the first satellite in the EUMETSAT Polar System – Second Generation (EPS-SG) programme, the launch…
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Weather Forecasting Set to Enter a New Era With Launch of Next-generation Satellite
The launch of a highly advanced meteorological satellite from, Kourou, French Guiana, heralds the start of a new era for weather forecasting in Europe, EUMETSAT Director-General Phil Evans said. Décollage champ large, le 13/12/2022. | Wide view lift-off. 12/13/2022. “No European nation could afford to develop and operate such a system on its own. By combining the resources of our…
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NASA Launches NOAA Weather Satellite Aboard United Launch Alliance Rocket to Improve Forecasts
NASA has successfully launched for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the first in a series of four highly advanced polar-orbiting satellites, equipped with next-generation technology and designed to improve the accuracy of U.S. weather forecasts out to seven days. The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) lifted off on a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air…
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