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Indian Ocean
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2012
Cyclone expert Philippe Caroff explains the importance of the Indian Ocean Data Coverage service.
EUMETSAT’s longest-serving meteorological satellite.
16 November 2012
EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, held its 77th Council meeting in Darmstadt, Germany, on 15 November.
1 February 2017
Following a decision of the EUMETSAT Council in June 2016, Meteosat-8 replaced Meteosat-7 as the EUMETSAT geostationary satellite observing the Indian Ocean today.
Historical geostationary satellite data from 1977 to 2017.
Meteosat-7 will soon be retired to a graveyard orbit after almost 20 years of service and several celestial bodies have taken the opportunity to make the send-off memorable.
What happens to the spacecraft when they're no longer operational?
29 June 2016
At its 85th session, the EUMETSAT Council endorsed a new strategy establishing the framework for EUMETSAT activities in the next decade.
3 June 2016
From 5 to 10 June 2016, EUMETSAT will be hosting the 44th plenary session of the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) in Biot, France.
11 April 2017
Today, EUMETSAT decommissioned Meteosat-7, the last first generation of Meteosat geostationary spacecraft, after almost 20 years of service.
The EUMETSAT Mission Control Centres (MCC) are responsible for the safe operations of all our satellites.
The data provided by Meteosat second generation can be accessed in various ways.