Eumetsat’s Metop-B Shipped to Baikonur After Passing Final Checks 

[Satellite News 02-01-12] With Eumetsat’s Metop-B weather satellite now past its final checks with manufacturer Astrium and scheduled for transport to the Baikonur cosmodrome to be launched in May, Eumetsat Director General Alain Ratier said the Metop program is progressing much smoother than expected...

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