Soyuz To Launch Eumetsat’s MetOp-C Weather Satellite

Credit: MetOp-C: ESA
LYON, France—A Soyuz launcher operated by Arianespace in Kourou, French Guiana, is to place the MetOp-C atmospheric observation satellite into orbit in a bid to further improve weather forecasts. Liftoff of the 4-metric-ton (9,000-lb.) satellite has been postponed by about six weeks. It is now...

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