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Metop-A was the first satellite in Europe's EUMETSAT Polar System, launched on October 19, 2006 aboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur into a Sun-synchronous polar orbit at approximately 817 km altitude. It carried instruments including the IASI infrared sounder, AMSU-A microwave sounder, MHS humidity...
Why this score
Europe's first operational polar weather satellite, highly valuable for numerical forecasting and atmospheric sounding.
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Metop-B is the second satellite in the EUMETSAT Polar System, launched on September 17, 2012 aboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur into a Sun-synchronous polar orbit at approximately 817 km altitude. It carries the same suite of instruments as Metop-A, including the IASI infrared sounder, AMSU-A micro...
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Reliable Metop continuation with strong sounding data and forecasting impact, respected operational record.
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Metop-C is a meteorological satellite launched in November 2018 from French Guiana, serving as the third and final component of the EUMETSAT Polar System. Operated by EUMETSAT and developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency, it circles the Earth in a sun-synchronous low Earth orbit. Th...
Why this score
Strong final first-generation Metop satellite preserving high-quality polar weather observations and forecast support.
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What leads the Eumetsat ranking?
Metop-A currently leads the Eumetsat results with a displayed score of 8.30/10. This is an editorial ranking result for the items included on this page, not a universal verdict for every use case.
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The 0 to 10 score is Lunoo's ranking judgment. Strong confidence means 10 or more recorded comparison checks, some means 2 to 9, and provisional means fewer than 2.
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