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Current GOES-15 data service to end and new GOES-15 data in netCDF to be available soon
Thursday, 06 December 2018
The current GOES-15 data in LRIT format will stop being distributed on EUMETCast on 1 January 2019 and new GOES-15 data in netCDF format will be available from 17 December 2018.
Removal of Packet Identifier (PID) 509 from EUMETCast Basic Service
Thursday, 06 December 2018
On 13 December, PID 509 will be removed from EUMETCast Basic Service.
Release of Sentinel-3B Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) Level-1 products
Thursday, 06 December 2018
From 12 December 2018, Sentinel-3B OLCI Level-1 Products will be available at Near Real Time (NRT) and Non Time Critical (NTC) timeliness.
Release of Sentinel-3B STM Level-1 and Marine Level 2 Products
Monday, 03 December 2018
From 6 December 2018, Sentinel-3B STM Level-1 and Marine Level-2 Products will be available at Near Real Time (NRT), Short Time Critical (STC) and Non Time Critical (NTC) timeliness.
European satellite control centre of the future unveiled in Darmstadt
Friday, 30 November 2018
Europe’s most modern satellite control centre has been unveiled at the Darmstadt headquarters of EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites.
European Union’s Copernicus programme is planning a monitoring capacity for anthropogenic CO2 emissions
Thursday, 29 November 2018
Helping countries verify their CO2 emission reductions
Update to AC SAF IASI SO2 BUFR product
Thursday, 29 November 2018
The IASI Sulphur Dioxide BUFR product from AC SAF will be updated on 14 January 2019.
EUMETSAT TAKES OVER OPERATIONS OF SENTINEL-3B SATELLITE
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
As of today, EUMETSAT has responsibility for the full dual spacecraft operations of Sentinel-3A and 3B and the marine data production. In the coming few weeks, the team will complete those commissioning activities which could only be performed in the nominal orbital configuration and will ramp up the product releases.
New Sentinel-3A Land Products for Africa soon on EUMETCast
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Sentinel-3A Land Products for Africa will be available on EUMETCast Africa from 3 December 2018.
Previous versions of four Copernicus Global Land Service products to be discontinued
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
From 17 December 2018, the distribution of these products on EUMETCast will stop.
US, European teams welcome Metop-C’s first AMSU image
Monday, 19 November 2018
The first science data from the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A) on board Metop-C has been received after the instrument was switched on just nine days after the satellite’s launch on 6 November. The AMSU-A data were received during a series of instrument tests taking place before the satellite is operational.
Release of Sentinel-3B Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) Level-1B NTC data
Thursday, 15 November 2018
From 19 November, Sentinel-3B SLSTR Level-1B data will be available at Non Time Critical (NTC) timeliness.
First light for Metop-C: AVHRR
Monday, 12 November 2018
EUMETSAT’s polar-orbiting satellite Metop-C has sent its first image back to Earth, less than a week after its launch on 7 November.
EUMETSAT takes over control of Metop-C and starts flight operations of a three-Metop constellation
Darmstadt, Germany
Monday, 12 November 2018
After three days of intensive testing by the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), EUMETSAT has taken over control of its newest polar-orbiting meteorological satellite, Metop-C, and started flight operations of a constellation of three Metop satellites.
Release of Sentinel-3B Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) Level-1B data
Thursday, 08 November 2018
From 12 November, Sentinel-3B SLSTR Level-1B data will be available at Near Real Time (NRT) timeliness.
EUMETSAT’s third Metop satellite successfully launched
Darmstadt, Germany
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
At 01:47 CET (21:47 Kourou time), EUMETSAT’s polar-orbiting meteorological satellite Metop-C was successfully launched on a Soyuz ST-B rocket from the European Space Port in Kourou, French Guiana.