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Meteosat operational fleet

Meteosat geostationary meteorological spacecraft fleet.

European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Service start: Not stated
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Linked spacecraft
13
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Active linked
5
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Future linked
0
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Linked Spacecraft

13 linked spacecraft shown.

SpacecraftStatusOrbitLaunch date
Meteosat 10activeGEOJul 5, 2012
Meteosat 11activeGEOJul 15, 2015
Meteosat 12
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active
GEO
Dec 13, 2022
Meteosat 13activeHEOJul 1, 2025
Meteosat 9activeGEODec 21, 2005
Meteosat 1retiredGEONov 23, 1977
Meteosat 2retiredGEOJun 19, 1981
Meteosat 3retiredGEOJun 15, 1988
Meteosat 4retiredGEOMar 6, 1989
Meteosat 5retiredGEOMar 2, 1991
Meteosat 6retiredGEONov 20, 1993
Meteosat 7retiredGEOSep 2, 1997
Meteosat 8retiredGEOAug 28, 2002
Meteosat 10
GEO · Jul 5, 2012
active
Meteosat 11
GEO · Jul 15, 2015
active
Meteosat 12
GEO · Dec 13, 2022
active
Meteosat 13
HEO · Jul 1, 2025
active
Meteosat 9
GEO · Dec 21, 2005
active
Meteosat 1
GEO · Nov 23, 1977
retired
Meteosat 2
GEO · Jun 19, 1981
retired
Meteosat 3
GEO · Jun 15, 1988
retired
Meteosat 4
GEO · Mar 6, 1989
retired
Meteosat 5
GEO · Mar 2, 1991
retired
Meteosat 6
GEO · Nov 20, 1993
retired
Meteosat 7
GEO · Sep 2, 1997
retired
Meteosat 8
GEO · Aug 28, 2002
retired
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Mentions
49
All verified mentions of this constellation in source documents.

GMV has been awarded a contract by EUMETSAT for the provision of Operational Optical Data Services to support flight dynamics operations of the Meteosat (MSG and MTG) satellite fleet in geostationary orbit.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Feb 11, 2022EUMETSAT awards GMV a contract to provide Operational Optical Data Services

GMV was awarded a contract by EUMETSAT to provide Operational Optical Data Services to support flight dynamics operations of the Meteosat (MSG and MTG) satellite fleet in geostationary orbit.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.5Feb 8, 2022EUMETSAT Awards GMV Operational Optical Data Services For Meteosat Satellites

Subject to a follow-up decision, the AWS constellation would be implemented with EUMETSAT according to the cooperation model established with Meteosat and MetOp satellites.

PlanRelationshipsValue 3.6May 6, 2021ESA’s new Arctic Weather Satellite flies with a power system by RUAG Space

Europe’s Meteosat geostationary satellites are positioned 36,0 m above the equator.

CapabilityValue 3.5Mar 10, 2021ESA signs contract with OHB Sweden to build Arctic weather satellite

Europe’s Meteosat geostationary satellites return images every 15 minutes over the full Earth and every five minutes over Europe.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 10, 2021ESA signs contract with OHB Sweden to build Arctic weather satellite

Eumetsat signed a contract with Arianespace in 2015 to launch two or three Meteosat Third Generation satellites on Ariane 5 rockets between 2019 and 2023.

RelationshipsPlanValue 5.0Jul 10, 2020Eumetsat shifts two tardy satellites to Ariane 6

Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor on an amended 2010 contract with the European Space Agency and Eumetsat for six Meteosat Third Generation geostationary satellites.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Oct 22, 2018Thales Group reports boost in space revenue

The Meteosat Third Generation geostationary satellites are scheduled to start launching in 2021.

PlanValue 4.0Oct 22, 2018Thales Group reports boost in space revenue

Meteosat 8 was relocated to 41.5 degrees East to optimize coverage from 0 to 82 degrees East using a combination of two Meteosat and two Insat 3D satellites with overlap for cross calibration.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Apr 26, 2018New concerns about U.S. Central Command’s access to weather satellite data
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