Meteosat geostationary meteorological spacecraft fleet.
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| Forecast entry | Year | Satellites | Orbit | Vehicle | Manufacturer | Mission | Launch likelihood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 linked spacecraft shown.
| Spacecraft | Status | Orbit | Launch date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meteosat 10 | active | GEO | Jul 5, 2012 |
| Meteosat 11 | active | GEO | Jul 15, 2015 |
| Meteosat 12 |
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No public forecast rows are currently linked to this constellation.
| active |
| GEO |
| Dec 13, 2022 |
| Meteosat 13 | active | HEO | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Meteosat 9 | active | GEO | Dec 21, 2005 |
| Meteosat 1 | retired | GEO | Nov 23, 1977 |
| Meteosat 2 | retired | GEO | Jun 19, 1981 |
| Meteosat 3 | retired | GEO | Jun 15, 1988 |
| Meteosat 4 | retired | GEO | Mar 6, 1989 |
| Meteosat 5 | retired | GEO | Mar 2, 1991 |
| Meteosat 6 | retired | GEO | Nov 20, 1993 |
| Meteosat 7 | retired | GEO | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Meteosat 8 | retired | GEO | Aug 28, 2002 |
Indra Group plays a critical role in infrastructures such as Copernicus, Galileo, and Egnos and participates in high-impact international missions like Meteosat and Sentinel 1-D.
MTG-I1 was renamed Meteosat-12 in 2024 after entering routine operations and provides observation data with double the spatial and temporal resolution and a hundred times higher data rate compared to previous Meteosat versions.
Meteosat Third Generation – Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) is the second satellite launched under the MTG program.
Meteosat Third Generation Imager-1 (MTG-I1) was launched in 2022.
The third generation of Meteosat (MTG) will revolutionize storm forecasting, improve weather forecasts, expand climate records, and deliver a wide range of important observations.
Meteosat Third Generation Imager 1 (MTG‑Imager 1) is fully operational and has been renamed Meteosat-12.
Carb-Chaser’s multispectral interferometers are enabled by miniaturizing key technologies used on Meteosat geostationary weather satellites and Copernicus environmental monitoring missions.
Meteosat satellites operate in geostationary orbit at approximately 36,0 m above the equator.
Geostationary orbit (GEO) hosts Europe’s Meteosat weather satellites and most satellites used for telecommunications.
Meteosat Third Generation – Imager 1 (MTG-I1) was launched on 2022-12-13.
Meteosat Third Generation – Imager 1 (MTG-I1) was launched on 13 December 2022.
The Meteosat Third Generation system was developed and procured in cooperation with the European Space Agency by an industrial consortium led by Thales Alenia Space and OHB.
Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) developed and built the central computer for all six Meteosat Third Generation satellites at its Gothenburg, Sweden site.
Meteosat Third Generation satellites operate from geostationary orbit at approximately 36,0 m above Earth.
The first satellite of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) constellation will be launched later 2022.
The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) meteorological satellite system will start to be deployed later 2022.
The MTG system will produce at least 50 times more data, when fully deployed and operational, than the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) system.
Meteosat Third Generation satellites operate in geostationary orbit with a constant view of Europe and Africa.
EUMETSAT will launch the first satellite in its Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) system later 2022.
Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) will provide continuity of geostationary weather forecasting data for the next two decades.