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Watching the

weather

from

space

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Monitoring

the

atmosphere

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Keeping

an eye on

the

oceans

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Climate

monitoring

from

space

The place to learn about monitoring the weather and climate from space

  • Spacecraft

    Find out all about Europe's fleet of weather satellites

  • Weather

    Everything you need to know about watching the weather from space, plus see a real-time view of the Earth from 36,000 km

  • Atmosphere

    Whether it's monitoring air quality, fires, dust storms or the ozone layer, satellites are involved...

  • Oceans

    Above and below the waves - discover how satellites are helping to monitor the world's oceans

  • Climate

    Weather satellites play a big role in monitoring climate change - find out more...

Featured Posts

2019 in photos: wrapping up the year
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2019 in photos: wrapping up the year
30 December 2019 With 0 Comments

Today, we look back at some of the weather events that took place in 2019 with a round-up of the most impressive satellite images we gathere ...

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Take a look around our new control centre
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Take a look around our new control centre
13 December 2018 With 0 Comments

We recently had quite a big makeover at our headquarters in Darmstadt and can finally reveal the new look... Say hello to our new Geo ...

 

A year of Sentinel-3B
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A year of Sentinel-3B
25 April 2019 With 0 Comments

On this day, exactly one year ago, the satellite Sentinel-3B launched from Plesetsk, Russia, to join its twin satellite Sentinel-3A. ...

Latest Posts

Branching out into the world of strategy and international relations at EUMETSAT
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Branching out into the world of strategy and international relations at EUMETSAT
9 October 2020 With 0 Comments

Rachel, an astrophysics student currently in her third year of university, interned with us over the last few months and shared her experien ...

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Launching your career at EUMETSAT
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Launching your career at EUMETSAT
17 August 2020 With 0 Comments

EUMETSAT might not seem like the obvious choice for an internship, especially if you’re not involved in a scientific or technical background ...

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Meet the Satellite - Meteosat Second Generation
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Meet the Satellite - Meteosat Second Generation
16 July 2020 With 0 Comments

Meteosat Second Generation, or MSG as it’s known for short, is positioned at 36,000 km away and operates over Europe, Africa, the Atlantic O ...

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COVID-19 and its impact on our environment
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COVID-19 and its impact on our environment
5 June 2020 With 0 Comments

Have you noticed that many of our conversations nowadays focus on the huge impact that the ongoing pandemic has been having on our lives? Fr ...

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