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• Mars Express

  10 Nov 2011

  With its dramatic images of canyons, craters and frozen lakes, Mars Express has sent back scientific data of unprecedented quality. This is the European Space Agency's (ESA) first mission to Mars.

• Meteosat Second Generation (MSG)

  27 Jul 2012

  Observations of the Earth from space have transformed the way we forecast the weather. By using satellite data in computer models, weather can be predicted, with increasing accuracy, several days ahead. Satellites are used to monitor weather as it develops, as well as for long-term studies of the weather and climate.

• MetOp-A

  27 Jul 2012

  MetOp-A is Europe's first operational polar-orbiting weather satellite. The satellite carries instruments to monitor the atmosphere and ocean surface.