News & Features Apply Refine results Type Article News Categories Climate Data Organisation Meteosat Metop Features - All Tags MTG FCI Launch LI Satellite Applications Facility (SAF) Orbit Users Metop-SG Research Fellows Africa Press Release instruments Date 2024 2023 2022 2021 SHOW ALL 15 results News 23 September 2024 EUMETSAT releases pre-operational data from MTG imager More frequent, higher resolution images of Europe and Africa disseminated News 15 July 2024 MTG-S1 given a clean bill of health for launch The Meteoast Third Generation – Sounder 1 system underwent validation tests: both the spacecraft and the ground segment passed with flying colours. News 8 July 2024 Lightning Imager’s data debut in time for storm season This is the first time weather forecasters in Europe and Africa will have access to this type of data. News 28 June 2024 Meteosat satellite to be launched with SpaceX During the Council meeting which took place on 26-27 June 2024 the EUMETSAT member states, in line with the organisation’s convention, reiterated their support to European industrial technologies a News 4 December 2023 Aiming for the Moon - to accurately monitor the Earth Meeting aims to progress further on establishing a new lunar model framework News 28 December 2022 EUMETSAT takes over control of its newest weather satellite EUMETSAT takes over control of the newest addition to its fleet of meteorological satellites. News 13 December 2022 Launch success for MTG-I1 EUMETSAT Director-General Phil Evans said the successful launch of MTG-I1 was a critical milestone for the organisation, bringing one step closer the goal of delivering essential data from the sate News 1 December 2022 Media invitation: Meteosat Third Generation - Imager 1 Launch Invitation for the media to attend press briefings and launch event for MTG-I1. News 29 September 2022 Long journey to the skies First of Meteosat Third Generation’s imager satellites on its way to its launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana. News 19 September 2022 Revolutionary new weather satellite system aims to save lives Experts gather in Brussels to discuss revolutionary new weather satellite system. News 13 September 2022 African meteorologists prepare for next-generation weather satellite data Meteorologists and scientists from African nations are gathering in Tanzania to prepare for the exploitation of data from Europe’s next-generation satellite systems. News 31 May 2022 European meteorologists prepare for new era in satellite meteorology Scientists gather in Darmstadt to prepare for new era in satellite meteorology News 6 May 2022 European cooperation on meteorological satellites: New ground station inaugurated in Valais EUMETSAT inaugurated a new satellite ground station in Leuk, Switzerland. News 23 September 2021 The storm seeker Dr. Felix Erdmann explains how EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation Lightning Imager will drive advances in weather prediction and lightning science. News 12 February 2021 User preparation webinars on next-generation meteorological satellite missions: MTG-LI The second EUMETSAT User Preparation webinar is organised on 16-17 February 2021.