Copernicus Sentinel-6B entered operational service on 30 October 2026, ensuring that a satellite record of global sea level ...

EUMETSAT currently operates three satellites from the Meteosat Second Generation, Meteosat-9, -10 and -11 in geostationary orbit (36,000km) over Europe, Africa and part of the Indian Ocean. It also ...

In-fa is a tropical cyclone in the western North Pacific that was upgraded on 28 October to a super typhoon by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Moving west at 10 knots, the super typhoon has maximum ...

The sounder’s observations of temperature, humidity and trace gases down through the atmosphere will support earlier and more precise warnings of severe weather and support air quality forecasts ...

EUMETSAT’s commitment to the African meteorological community has been matched by delivery. The first PUMA-2025 reception station was installed two years ago; today the full network of 56 stations is ...

The very first image stretches from southern Germany to North Africa, with Italy and the Mediterranean Sea at its centre under largely clear skies. Captured from 30 September, a little over two weeks ...

The authors of a recent EUMETSAT case study say this year's extreme El Niño conditions may have partly amplified the hot, dry conditions seen across much of Europe in 2026. “El Niño and its cold ...

Understanding the past, present and future of our planet and all the complex interactions of its systems is no small challenge. But what if we had digital replicas that enabled us to ask questions ...

The Sentinel-4 Ultraviolet, Visible and Near-Infrared instrument is carried on board Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1). By providing hourly observations of key atmospheric constituents over ...

Over the years, the EUMETSAT user conference has become a key annual event for the meteorological and scientific communities where participants from around the world can meet to share their experience ...

Soaring out over the Atlantic, one of the oceans it will spend its lifetime observing, the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite successfully launched from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on a ...

MTG-I2 launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 27 August 2026 and has now reached its geostationary orbit, around 36,000 km above Earth. During LEOP, carried out for EUMETSAT by ...