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Launch of satellite METOP-A

auteur: ESA/D.Ducros/Novapix

référence: e-sot07-90007

Image Size 300 DPI: 42 * 33 cm

Launch of satellite METOP-A by a Soyuz rocket. MetOp is a series of three meteorological operational polar orbiting satellites, the first of which, MetOp-A is the prototype. The instruments on MetOp will produce high-resolution images, vertical temperature and humidity profiles, and temperatures of the land and ocean surface on a global basis. Also on board the satellites will be instruments for monitoring ozone and wind flow over the oceans. The first launch was on october 19 2006.

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2006 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE - FAIRING - ILLUSTRATION - LAUNCH - LAUNCHER - METEOROLOGY - METOP - METOP-A - POLAR ORBIT - SOYUZ - SOYUZ-FREGAT - SPACE -