Europe’s series of Meteosat satellites has been improving the accuracy of weather forecasts for over 30 years. Meteosat-6 has recently broken the record for the operational life of one of these robust ...

Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) delivered the computer (“brain”) and camera cover for the new European weather satellite Meteosat Third Generation. Also further mechanical and thermal products ...

The Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, set to revolutionise short-term weather forecasting in Europe, lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket at 21:30 CET (17:30 local time in Kourou) on 13 December ...

Europe’s latest weather satellite, the Meteosat Third Generation Imager, has just delivered its first view of Earth – revealing conditions over Europe, Africa and the Atlantic in remarkable detail.

Europe’s newest weather satellite has provided a photo of Earth, showing conditions from Africa to Europe in stunning detail. The Meteosat Third Generation Imager-1 (MTG-I1) was launched on an Ariane ...

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DARMSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first of EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites became fully operational today. MTG-Imager 1 also receives a new name – Meteosat-12 – to mark ...

A recently launched weather satellite has sent back its first image of Earth, showing our planet in gorgeous detail. The European Meteosat Third Generation Imager-1 was launched in December of last ...

Cameras mounted on Europe's new weather satellite will keep an eye on thunderstorms in Europe and Africa like never before. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A European-built rocket roared into space from South America Thursday (July 5) carrying two new satellites on very different missions. The unmanned Ariane 5 rocket blasted off from a pad at the Guiana ...