POES is providing critical operational climate data that is used in developing current and extended weather forecasts.
MetOp-C Launched!
The third MetOp satellite, MetOp-C, has been launched on a Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to continue the provision of data for weather forecasting from polar orbit.
The Missions
The POES project provides instruments to polar orbiting weather satellites in the MetOp and NOAA Series.
CONTACT
NASA Official: Gene Martin
Web Curator: Jennifer Brill