29 November 2023
24 April 2023
Bilateral cooperation agreements exist between EUMETSAT and the following agencies in Canada, China, Japan, Korea, India and the United States:
- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
- China National Space Administration (CNSA)
- Chinese State Oceanic Administration’s National Satellite Ocean Application Service, Ministry of Natural Resources (NSOAS)
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
- Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA)
- National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), Korea
- US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Cooperation with the Russian Federation and the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet) was suspended in March 2022.
In July 2023, the EUMETSAT Council approved a framework for the organisation to establish cooperation agreements with research and development and science organisations in partner countries to ensure maximum benefit is achieved from data from our next-generation satellites through access to the best scientific expertise in the world.