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A closer look at Satellite Application Facilities with SAF Network Manager, Lothar Schüller
Meet Lothar Schüller. Lothar’s role at EUMETSAT is "Satellite Application Facility (SAF) Network Manager" - what’s a SAF, you say? Lothar reveals all during our chat.
Exploring the data archive with Lothar Wolf at EUMETSAT
Lothar Wolf has been working as Data Service Competence Area Manager at EUMETSAT for over 15 years. We went to explore the data archive with him, where he described to us what his job entails and explained the variety of...
Life as a Training Officer at EUMETSAT
Federico Fierli works as a Training Officer at EUMETSAT. Although he hasn’t been with the organisation for very long, Federico has already been busy organising events for the year with his fellow trainers, acted as mentor at our Hackathon in Helsinki last...
Balance for Better? We certainly think so!
EUMETSAT is proud to support International Women's Day and are especially happy to get behind this year's theme: #BalanceforBetter.
Metop-C – where is it now?
EUMETSAT’s polar-orbiting satellite Metop-C is now flying in its final operating orbit, in a tri-star constellation with Metop-A and –B, after a recent series of manoeuvres.
Metop-C – on the launch pad and ready to go
Metop-C is now safely encapsulated inside the fairing atop the Soyuz launcher and waiting on the launch pad in Kourou.
Metop-C – what happens after lift-off?
Launching a spacecraft into orbit is something that ignites the public’s imagination.
On-ground preparation for three satellites in orbit
In previous blogs, it has been mentioned that once launched, Metop-C will fly in a “tri-star” constellation with its sibling spacecraft, Metop-A and –B.
Metop – still state-of-the-art, 30 years on
In previous blogs, we’ve explained the unprecedented positive impact the data from Metop satellites have had on the accuracy of weather forecasting.