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2018 Annual report

EUMETSAT’s 2018 Annual Report is now available to view and download.

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.

Jason-2 altimetry satellite decommissioned

Jason-2 altimetry satellite decommissioned after more than 11 years of ocean monitoring

Copernicus Sentinel-6

The ramifications of the effects of climate change on the Earth’s oceans are clearer this week with the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report.

HY-2 data acquisition service with FMI-ARC Sodankylä kicks off

EUMETSAT representatives visited the Finnish Meteorological Institute-Arctic Space Centre (FMI-ARC) in Sodankylä, Finland last week to kick off the Haiyang (HY-2) reception service for Near-Real-Time (NRT) data processing.

Joint CALMet XIII and EUMETCAL Conference 2019 hosted by EUMETSAT

EUMETSAT will be host to over 100 visitors this week as it open its doors to educators, trainers and managers from universities, research institutions and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services at its Darmstadt headquarters.

EUMETSAT Director-General to discuss future satellite missions at EISC

Taking place in Berlin this year under German chairmanship, the 21st European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC) is an opportunity to present EUMETSAT’s views on the continuity of our programmes, our cooperation with Copernicus plus EUMETSAT’s plans for benefitting from opportunities raised by new space technologies, i.e. through small satellite missions.

China, France and EUMETSAT cooperate for weather forecasting and climate

China, France and EUMETSAT are working together to make satellite observations of the ocean operationally available for weather forecasting and climate monitoring in Europe

47th CGMS plenary session

47th Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) plenary session, Sochi, Russian Federation 23-24 May.

EUMETSAT Director-General visits Türkiye

EUMETSAT Director-General Alain Ratier met with two Ministers from the Government of Türkiye during a visit to Ankara today.

Copernicus DIAS/WEkEO Service kicks off

16 April saw the successful kick-off for the Copernicus DIAS/WEkEO Services and Operations contract.

EUMETSAT Information Day takes place in Nur-Sultan

On 10-11 April 2019, EUMETSAT is holding an information day for the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) of the Eastern European, Caucasus and Central Asian regions in Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana), Kazakhstan.