News & Features Apply Refine results Type Article News Categories Organisation Meteosat Metop Tags Metop-SG Cooperation Ground Segment MTG Corporate Events Press Release Date 2022 2019 2017 2015 2011 2010 SHOW ALL 6 results 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 13 November 2019 Met services prepare for next-generation satellite systems The upcoming deployment of two next-generation meteorological satellite systems will bring weather forecasting accuracy and climate monitoring into a new era, the head of Europe’s meteorological satellite agency said today. News 11 September 2017 EUMETSAT and Arianespace sign contract for the launch of the first Metop-SG satellites Today, EUMETSAT and Arianespace announced the signature of a contract entrusting Arianespace with the launch of the first two Metop-SG satellites of the EUMETSAT Polar System of Second Generation plus an option for the launch of a third satellite. News 5 October 2015 EUMETSAT and ESA sign cooperation agreement on Metop-SG satellites Today, EUMETSAT and ESA signed a cooperation agreement that secures the development of the Metop Second Generation satellites which form the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System of Second Generation. The EPS-SG system will deliver vital meteorological observations from polar orbit in the 2021-2042 timeframe. News 29 June 2011 EUMETSAT Council approves SAF CDOP-2 and discusses EPS-SG Proposal EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, held its 72nd Council meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 28-29 June News 22 June 2010 EUMETSAT 70th Council puts MTG on track EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, held its 70th Council meeting in Rome, Italy, on 21-22 June 2010