This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product MetOp Second Generation satellite, illustration. MetOp is a ser

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This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product MetOp Second Generation satellite, illustration. MetOp is a series of three polar-orbiting meteorological satellites operated by the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). The family of MetOp Second Generation missions (MetOp-SG) will comprise three pairs of Sun-synchronous orbiting satellites to record essential information for weather forecasting for the decades from 2020 onwards. This illustration shows the MetOp-SG-A satellite, which forms a pair with the MetOp-SG-B satellite. Image published in 2016.

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