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Gauging the defining challenge of our time

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The World Meteorological Organization’s “Statement on the State of the Climate 2019” makes for sobering reading.

Monitoring Weather

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Reliable weather forecasts are essential for human safety.

Operating Satellites

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Our satellites orbit the Earth at the same speed as the Earth rotates, thus observing systematically the same part of the Earth.

Management

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The EUMETSAT matrix organisation captures all the expertise required to deliver programmes agreed by the Council.

Governance

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The Council is the supreme decision-making body of EUMETSAT to which the Director-General reports, as the Chief Executive Officer.

Strategy

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EUMETSAT’s vision is to be the leading user-driven operational agency in Europe for Earth observation satellite programmes that fulfil the objectives of its Convention.

Who we are

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EUMETSAT is the European operational satellite agency for monitoring weather, climate and the environment from space.

COVID-19 - Latest status of services for users

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In these very special times, we continue to work to the best of our ability to ensure that our operational services are delivered without interruption or delay.

Support to Multi-Frequency Microwave Scatterometer measurements during MOSAiC

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This project provides valuable Fiducial Reference Measurements from the Arctic region for the validation of several EUMETSAT, EU Copernicus and ESA missions.

The story behind the decision to rename a satellite

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Naming a satellite after a person – other than historical or mythical figures – is a very rare occurrence.