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Polar-orbiting satellites provide global observations for weather forecasts and climate monitoring.
Nancy, France, 2 – 6 December 2024
Transitioning between generations of hyperspectral infrared sounders for weather, climate, atmospheric sciences and societal applications
13 November 2019
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.
31 May 2022
Scientists gather in Darmstadt to prepare for new era in satellite meteorology
Metop satellites provide detailed global observations of the atmosphere, oceans and land.
15 November 2021
Metop-A has been providing meteorological data to global users for fifteen years.
Metop satellites carry a broad range of instruments.
19 October 2011
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of EUMETSAT’s Metop-A satellite
19 November 2018
The first science data from the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A) on board Metop-C has been received
17 September 2012
At 18:28 CEST (22:28 Baikonur time), Metop-B was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Soyuz 2.1a rocket.
A new era in weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
28 September 2012
Four of the instruments on the Metop-B weather satellite (AMSU-A, ASCAT, MHS, GRAS) have been activated this week and are delivering data.