History of EUMETSAT

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Whilst the Space Station concept grew in strength during 1985 and the first half of 1986, work on defining a meteorological mission from polar orbit continued at IPOMS meetings. IPOMS established the principles for overall system configuration as well as general data and observational requirements, the optimum orbital parameters (minimum altitude 824 km, equator crossing times of 09.00h and 14.00h), data management and data availability.

A few months later, EUMETSAT came into existence.

SEE ALSO||
1. Meteorologists shed political shackles, a review of Declan Murphy's history of the first 25 years of EUMETSAT (2011),
by Helen Gavaghan.
2. An interview in 2010 with Dr Tillman Mohr, a special advisor to the secretary general of the World Meteorological Organisation, in Science, People & Politics.
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Contents

Preface

Foreword

Introduction

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Ch.2

Ch.3

Ch.4

Ch.5

Ch.6

Ch.7

Ch.8

The History of EUMETSAT is available in English and French from EUMETSAT. Copyright EUMETSAT: First printed 2001. ISBN 92-9110-040-4