Record for Meteosat-6

Meteosat-6 belonging to EUMETSAT, the organisation responsible for managing European weather satellites, has beaten the record of operational life amongst the Meteosat family of satellites with an orbital lifespan of more than 16 years! It was originally designed to last 5 years...

Enjoy Space article on weather satellites

Official EUMETSAT website

Published on 8 February 2010

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