1. 1 ESA’s MSG program: status Eva Oriol-Pibernat ESA/ESRIN Frascati ITALY RAL 27-29 August 2003 RAL 27-29 August 2003

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3. 3 Program status MSG-1 Satellite and GS commissioning activities are proceeding as presented by EUMETSAT. MSG-2 Flight Acceptance will be done in two phases: Pre-storage Readiness for shipment The Pre-storage review started 15 April 2003. Review Board took place at ESTEC on 18/06/03 Board agreed that satellite was ready for storage,and made a number of recommendations about activities to be carried before de-storage.

4. 4 PIs information MSG RAO Principal Investigators were contacted by ESA and EUMETSAT to inform about SEVIRI and Envisat & ERS data plans and availability. PIs had the possibility of proposing changes in their projects, including new data requirements. The information exchange WEB page for the MSG RAO is: msg.esa-ao.org Co-Is can access using the PI pwd PIs will submit reports through the dedicated ESA AO Web site:http://eopi.esa.int/esa/esa. Each project has been assigned a correspondent from ESA or EUMETSAT.

5. 5 Those PIs who have requested ESA EO data, can contact the Help Desk: eohelp@esa.int ERS and Envisat data can be requested at PIs convenience. Technical information can be accessed via www.eumetsat.de www.esa.int/msg/ envisat.esa.int/ earth.esa.int/ers/

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