MetOp-C

Success
NOV 07201800:47:27 UTC

Third and final satellite in EUMETSAT's first-generation MetOp series, completing the polar component of the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS). MetOp-C carries nine instruments measuring atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles, sea surface temperature, ocean winds, and other parameters in support of global weather forecasting.

launched fromELSKourou

aboardSoyuz ST-B / Fregat-MVS19intoLEO

Payload

MetOp-C

Meteorology