Arianespace CEO Stephane Israel, shown above in September 2016, said the Eumetsat contract came to the European launch provider competitively, despite being a from European government customer. Credit: SpaceNews

Eumetsat launching two, possibly three Metop-SG satellites with Arianespace

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Arianespace is contracted to launch Metop-SG A1 and Metop-SG B1, two replacement polar satellites, between 2021 and 2023.

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Eumetsat to continue gap-filler role over Indian Ocean region

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Europe’s 30-nation Eumetsat meteorological satellite organization on June 29 said it would move its aging Meteosat-8 satellite eastward to cover a gap in weather coverage over the Indian Ocean to be created when Eumetsat’s older Meteosat-7 is retired in 2017.

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ESA, Eumetsat Finalize Contract for Next-gen Weather Satellites

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The six Metop Second Generation satellites will be manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space under a 1.3 billion-euro contract signed in October.

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