EPS: AN INTEGRATED EUROPEAN EFFORT
COOPERATION BETWEEN EUMETSAT, ESA AND CNES
- ALL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES APPROVED (METOP-1, EPS, IASI)
EPS SPACE SEGMENT: METOP SATELLITES
- METOP-1 DEVELOPED/CO-FUNDED WITH ESA; METOP-2 & 3 JOINTLY PROCURED (SINGLE CONTRACT FOR METOP-1/2/3), FULLY FUNDED BY EUMETSAT
- IASI-1 DEVELOPED/CO-FUNDED BY CNES, UNDER CNES-EUMETSAT COOPERATION; IASI-2 & 3 PROCURED BY CNES, FULLY FUNDED BY EUMETSAT
- MHS INSTRUMENTS FOR NOAA N/Nī & METOP-1/2/3 PROCURED BY EUMETSAT
- ARGOS DCS TERMINALS PROVIDED BY CNES
LAUNCH SERVICES PROCURED BY EUMETSAT
EPS GROUND SEGMENT
- CENTRAL/CORE GROUND SEGMENT (CGS) DEVELOPED/PROCURED BY EUMETSAT
- NETWORK OF 7 SATELLITE APPLICATIONS FACILITIES (SAF) DEVELOPED BY EUMETSAT MEMBER STATES UNDER COOPERATIONS WITH EUMETSAT
EPS SYSTEM OPERATED BY EUMETSAT (14 YEARS)