Meteosat
Meteosat A series of six meteorological satellites built by Aerospatiale and launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) that monitor meteorological conditions over Europe. The first was launched in 1977. Two, known as MOP2 and MOP3, were still active in 1997.
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