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10 August 2020
The “most successful ocean experiment of all time” began 28 years ago today, with the launch of the first joint European-US satellite designed to map ocean surface topography – TOPEX/Poseidon.
4 October 2019
Jason-2 altimetry satellite decommissioned after more than 11 years of ocean monitoring
7 October 2021
Uptake of Copernicus data provided by EUMETSAT continues to grow.
Satellite altimeters provide key observations that improve weather forecasting models.
29 November 2021
An international mission to understand a global threat.
7 September 2020
Nothing beats the excitement of preparing for a satellite launch for workers at Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT.
EUMETSAT provides data to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), which is operated by ECMWF.
28 October 2020
Getting the ground segment preparations ready
EUMETSAT provides data to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), which is operated by ECMWF.
The Copernicus Sentinel-6A Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite was launched at 18:17 (CET) on November 2020 from Vandenberg air force base, California.
18 November 2020
Satellite launch holds special poignancy for EUMETSAT DG.
24 March 2020
The World Meteorological Organization’s “Statement on the State of the Climate 2019” makes for sobering reading.