The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) series of future European geostationary meteorological missions consists of two satellites: the imaging satellites (MTG-I) and the sounding satellites (MTG-S). The Infrared Sounder (IRS) is one of the two instruments hosted on board the MTG-S satellites.
The MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) International Arctic Drift Expedition) expedition (http://www.mosaic-expedition.org) successfully delivered a benchmark dataset involving in situ and satellite measurements of active (Ka-, Ku-, X-, C- and L-band) and passive (P, L, C, X, K, and Ka-band) microwave data and fiducial reference measurements of snow and sea ice physical properties over a complete annual cycle in 2019-2020.
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 and the objective to maintain an independent access to space for Europe.