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Cluster meeting on developing applications to support the European Green Deal

Developing innovative applications based on meteorological satellite data to support the European Green Deal.

Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites 54th plenary meeting

CGMS space agency members meet to respond to the needs of the WMO global user community.

Seoul, South Korea

Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting 2026

Continued, enhanced altimetry and climate monitoring from space.

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EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2026

The 2026 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference will take place in Darmstadt, Germany.

Latest news and features

More than half a billion flashes: Lightning Imager details storms like never before

EUMETSAT’s Remote Sensing Scientist Sven-Erik Enno reflects on the Meteosat Third Generation Lightning Imager impacts, following its first full operational year.

EUMETSAT and ESA set to start the implementation of EPS-Sterna

EUMETSAT and ESA sign the cooperation agreement for the EPS-Sterna programme.

See into Earth's atmosphere like never before

Discover the first images from the MTG-S1 Infrared Sounder.

Inside the EUMETSAT Polar System: Meet Yago Andrés

How Yago Andrés contributes to EUMETSAT’s next-generation polar mission.

EUMETSAT’s top five most-read articles of 2025: Key climate and weather insights

EUMETSAT’s five most-read 2025 articles showcase the power of satellite data.

Call for bursaries - EUMETNET E-AI programme

Apply before 20 February 2026 to get involved in the EUMETNET E-AI programme

Meet the people behind Europe’s Meteosat mission: Gareth Williams

A look at the people driving Europe’s advanced Meteosat Third Generation mission.

Eyes on the ocean

EUMETSAT and the Copernicus Marine Service to illuminate key ocean features.

Europe backs transformative polar satellite constellation

EUMETSAT’s Council has made substantial steps towards the final approval of EPS-Sterna.

Moving in the same direction

Sentinel-6’s Julia Figa Saldaña explains her work as EUMETSAT’s Ocean Altimetry Programme Manager.

A better way to find tailored climate data

A paper presents a novel method for finding data for climate applications.

A team sport

Copernicus Sentinel-6B will make invaluable observations of sea level rise.

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Launch hub

An overview of satellite launches.

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Discover our new imagery stream directly from the Meteosat and Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites.

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The first Infrared Sounder image viewed through this long-wave infrared channel

Image of the week: First images from Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1

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The first Infrared Sounder image viewed through this long-wave infrared channel

The first Infrared Sounder image viewed through this long-wave infrared channel

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