EUMETSAT, the European
Organisation for the
Exploitation of
Meteorological Satellites,
held its 78th Council
meeting in Darmstadt,
Germany, on 25 and 26 June.
26
June 2013
The Council approved the
Cooperation Agreement with
the China Meteorological
Administration (CMA) which
was then signed by Alain
Ratier, Director-General of
EUMETSAT, and Jun Yang,
Director-General of the
National Meteorological
Satellite Centre, during the
session. The agreement
provides a more strategic
dimension to the existing
cooperation, extending it to
the coordination of
polar-orbiting and
geostationary systems of
both parties.
Council also agreed
tandem operations of Metop-A
and Metop–B. This will
optimise observations from
both satellites in order to
further improve forecasting
as long as Metop-A continues
to be available.
Council approved the
contracts concerning the
industrial activities
related to the preparation
for the launches of MSG-4
and Metop-C, planned in 2015
and 2018, respectively, as
well as the first contracts
for the development of the
ground segment facilities
for the future Meteosat
Third Generation (MTG)
system.
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