1.   This image was collected by the European geostationary meteorological satellite Meteosat, and acquired by the South African ground receiving station near Pretoria.

2.   But the successful launches of a communications satellite and a meteorological satellite in the past two months have been lauded as proof the program was back on track.

3.   He is expected to suggest expanding a bilateral project to build land tracking and meteorological satellites in China.

4.   This year China has successfully launched domestically produced telecom and meteorological satellites.

5.   He said the Japanese agency planned to launch an advanced meteorological satellite over the next few months in cooperation with both the US and French space agencies.