The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is an intergovernmental organization that operates meteorological satellites to monitor weather and climate from space. It provides data to National Meteorological Services in its member states and users worldwide. EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union. Key partners include the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Commission, and National Meteorological Services.
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MTG-I2 was developed through a long-standing partnership between ESA and EUMETSAT.
EUMETSAT operates the Meteosat Third Generation program as Europe’s next-generation geostationary weather satellite fleet.
Using Ariane 6 for an EUMETSAT mission strengthens Europe’s independent access to space for strategic infrastructure such as weather services, environmental monitoring, and emergency management.
Aeolus-2 is being developed by ESA in partnership with EUMETSAT.
La ESA desarrollará Aeolus-2 en colaboración con la Organización Europea para la Explotación de Satélites Meteorológicos (Eumetsat).
EUMETSAT’s Aeolus-2 programme is called EPS-Aeolus within the organization.
EUMETSAT members made significant progress toward the consensus needed to implement Aeolus-2 at the organization’s summer 2026 Council.
The next Ariane 6 launch is expected on 28 August with the MTG-I2 weather satellite for EUMETSAT.
The Sentinel-6/Jason-CS mission was jointly developed by ESA, EUMETSAT, NASA, and NOAA.
EUMETSAT handles Sentinel-6 monitoring, control, and the processing of all altimeter science data for the European Union’s Copernicus programme.
EUMETSAT finalized the EPS-Sterna constellation contract in January 2026.
Omar Qaise founded OQ Technology in 2016 after working at ESA, OHB Systems, the German Aerospace Centre, EUMETSAT, and SES.
The ESA developed the Sentinel satellite family to meet Copernicus operational needs, and Eumetsat operates the satellites jointly with the ESA.
Copernicus is a collaboration among EU member states, the ESA, Eumetsat, and other European organizations.
AAC Clyde Space won a contract from Eumetsat for EPS-Sterna.
The Eumetsat EPS-Sterna contract triples AAC Clyde Space’s backlog.
Meteosat Third Generation is a joint ESA and Eumetsat program designed to provide high-resolution weather monitoring until 2040 and beyond.
The previous Ariane 6 flights launched payloads for CNES, EUMETSAT, and ESA.
OHB Sweden will build 20 small satellites for Arctic weather monitoring under the EUMETSAT Polar System-Sterna contract.
The EUMETSAT Polar System-Sterna constellation builds on the Arctic Weather Satellite demonstrator launched in 2024.