Simonetta Cheli, ESA’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes, talks about the Meteosat Third Generation programme which comprises two satellite types: four Imagers (MTG-I) and two Sounders (MTG-S), which will ensure the continuity of high-resolution weather monitoring beyond 2040.

The instrument package carried on each of the MTG-I satellites includes a Flexible Combined Imager, a Lightning Imager and a data collection system and search and rescue relay system.

The instrument package carried on each of the MTG-S satellites includes an Infrared Sounder and the Sentinel-4 ultraviolet visible and near-infrared sounder, which is part of the EU’s Copernicus programme.