ESA - Meteosat - Archive

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The mission

Europe’s series of Meteosat satellites has been improving the accuracy of weather forecasts for over 40 years. The first Meteosat was launched in 1977 and also goes down in history as ESA’s first Earth observation mission. From geostationary orbit, the Meteosat satellites provide a continuous stream of images of the whole Earth disc, to monitor the weather over Europe, Africa and parts of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.

The launch

First launch: Meteosat-1 on 23 November 1977
Site: Cape Canaveral, US
Rocket: Delta 2000

11 satellites in the series
40+ yrs of imagery
36000 km altitude

Meteosat

MTG agreement signed at Ministerial meeting

Meteosat Third Generation agreement signed at Ministerial m…

21/11/2012 4561 views 5 likes

Earth and Moon

Peek-a-blue Moon

03/09/2012 3590 views 16 likes

MSG-3 first image

MSG-3, Europe’s latest weather satellite, delivers first im…

07/08/2012 17625 views 15 likes

MSG enters orbit

ESA hands over weather satellite for operations

16/07/2012 1665 views 0 likes

MSG-3 launch

MSG-3 set to ensure quality of Europe’s weather service fro…

06/07/2012 2579 views 2 likes

MSG-3 ready for encapsulation in fairing

Watch online: MSG-3 launch

04/07/2012 1394 views 0 likes

ESOC control room

Enabling & Support

ESA’s mission control ready for MSG-3 launch

03/07/2012 2472 views 0 likes

MSG-3 preparations continue

Launch date of MSG-3 reset to 5 July 2012

12/06/2012 1570 views 1 likes

MSG-3 In the cleanroom

MSG-3 satellite ready to continue weather-monitoring service

07/03/2012 1827 views 3 likes

Meteosat Third Generation

A new generation of meteorological satellites

24/02/2012 6506 views 2 likes

MSG enters orbit

Enabling & Support

MSG ground controllers plug into satellite for live test

07/02/2012 1765 views 1 likes

ESA keeps watch on weather

29/09/2011 961 views 0 likes

NO2 over Europe monitored by GOME-2

Astrium to build ESA's Sentinel-4 atmospheric sensors

11/07/2011 2311 views 3 likes

Satellite observations show potential to improve ash cloud …

26/05/2011 2053 views 0 likes

Predicted path of volcanic ash

Satellites monitor Icelandic ash plume

23/05/2011 5808 views 2 likes

MTG Industrial Days

MTG Industrial Days offer new business opportunities

01/02/2011 1362 views 0 likes

Meteosat Third Generation imager and sounder

Development of Meteosat Third Generation to start

18/11/2010 6960 views 9 likes

ESA Euronews: Tomorrow’s weather

16/04/2010 739 views 0 likes

Meteosat Third Generation imager and sounder

ESA and Thales Alenia Space enter negotiations for MTG

19/03/2010 3038 views 0 likes

Meteosat Third Generation imager and sounder

Meteosat Third Generation takes a step forward

22/02/2010 2235 views 0 likes

Meteosat-6

Weather satellite sets new service record

04/02/2010 1376 views 0 likes

Dr Prahm and Dr Liebig at the Council meeting

Meteosat Third Generation on track

07/12/2007 1236 views 0 likes

Meteosat-1 first image

ESA celebrates 30 years of Meteosat

22/11/2007 306 views 0 likes

ESOC Main Control Room (MCR)

Enabling & Support

ESA to provide essential launch control services to EUMETSAT

06/11/2007 2253 views 0 likes

Some of the first MSG-2 images

First images from GERB

01/02/2006 1782 views 0 likes

MSG-2 first colour image

MSG-2 first images

26/01/2006 2383 views 5 likes

MSG artist's view

MSG-2 commissioning begins

03/01/2006 1880 views 2 likes

Ariane 5 lift off

Europe’s newest Meteosat launches on Solstice Night

21/12/2005 1787 views 0 likes

MSG-2 launch diary

21/12/2005 964 views 0 likes

Liftoff of Ariane 5G carrying MSG-2

MSG-2 launched

21/12/2005 823 views 0 likes

Launcher Ariane 5 ready for liftoff

MSG-2 in position for tonight's launch

21/12/2005 842 views 0 likes

A day of GERB observations

MSG-2 will advance long-term monitoring of Earth's energy b…

20/12/2005 924 views 0 likes

MSG-2 mission controllers

ESOC gears up for MSG-2 launch

19/12/2005 689 views 0 likes

MSG-2 dry weighing

Meteosat Second Generation-2: watch the launch live

14/12/2005 1206 views 0 likes

MSG-2 unwrapped

Forecast good for launch of Europe's latest MSG weather sat…

21/11/2005 978 views 0 likes

MSG-2 installation on the trolley

MSG-2 now planned for launch towards year's end

16/08/2005 667 views 0 likes

MSG-2 controllers in simulation for LEOP. Flight Director John Dodsworth is in blue shirt at right.

Enabling & Support

MSG-2 flight controllers train for launch

29/06/2005 685 views 0 likes

A year of European solar radiation

Sunshine mapping from space means brighter solar energy fut…

29/06/2005 2170 views 1 likes

Meteosat-8 imagery of West African dust storm

New competition for young meteorologists

09/11/2004 337 views 0 likes

The contract was signed today in Paris

MSG-4 contract means sunny outlook for European weather for…

02/11/2004 1025 views 0 likes

Meteosat-8 imagery of West African dust storm

Europe's MSG weather satellite serves scientists as well as…

15/09/2004 720 views 0 likes

José Achache

ESA’s future weather satellite activities unveiled

25/09/2003 901 views 1 likes

A virtually cloud-free Europe captured by MSG-1

A cloud-free Europe captured by MSG-1

26/08/2003 1233 views 0 likes

First GERB images taken on 12 December 2002

Innovative instrument on board MSG-1 delivers key informati…

13/12/2002 728 views 0 likes

MSG-1 first image - 28 November 2002

MSG-1 first image unveiled

11/12/2002 3316 views 2 likes

Europe viewed by Meteosat

MSG: the countdown begins to a new era in European weather…

10/12/2002 657 views 0 likes

Meteosat Second Generation

29/11/2002 415 views 0 likes

Meteosat Second Generation (MSG)

MSG-1 weather satellite ready for commissioning

27/09/2002 863 views 0 likes

Liftoff of Ariane 5 Flight 155

Flawless launch of a super Meteosat

29/08/2002 724 views 0 likes

En route for the launch pad

MSG-1 Launch Diary

27/08/2002 1144 views 0 likes

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