European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)

gov civilFounded 1983

Darmstadt

All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

ENENSYS Technologies is collaborating with Telespazio to provide EUMETSAT with a new uplink service for EUMETCast Europe.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Org RelationshipMay 17, 2023ENENSYS and Telespazio’s uplink services provide weather forecast for EUMETCast Europe’s

MTG-I1 is operated by EUMETSAT from EUMETSAT’s headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany.

Mentioned as: EUMETSATTechnical ProductMay 8, 2023Europe’s Advanced Weather Satellite Reveals Earth's Cloudy Image

Telespazio will supply EUMETSAT with launch and early orbit phase (LEOP) services for two MTG satellites with an option for a third.

Mentioned as: EUMETSATOrg RelationshipDec 20, 2022Meteosat MTG-I1 Successfully Launched by Ariane 5 Rocket from Europe’s Spaceport

EUMETSAT operates the MTG geostationary constellation.

Mentioned as: EUMETSATTechnical ProductDec 20, 2022Meteosat MTG-I1 Successfully Launched by Ariane 5 Rocket from Europe’s Spaceport

The German Space Agency within DLR implements the Federal Government’s space strategy and manages Germany’s contributions to ESA and EUMETSAT.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralDec 12, 2022Isar Aerospace + DLR disclose the selected smallsat payloads for the 2nd flight of the Spectrum launch vehicle

Absolut Sensing aims to miniaturize cryogenic hardware that Absolut Group has provided to organizations including Europe’s meteorological satellite agency Eumetsat.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative PlanDec 7, 2022Cryogenics specialist orders first satellite for detecting methane leaks

EUMETSAT plans to procure a recurrent Aeolus satellite to provide more than 10 years of observations.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative PlanDec 7, 2022EUMETSAT examining the expansion of the organization’s LEO fleet

The preparatory work will enable the EUMETSAT Council to decide by mid-2025 whether to proceed with the EPS-Aeolus and EPS-Sterna programs.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative PlanDec 7, 2022EUMETSAT examining the expansion of the organization’s LEO fleet

EUMETSAT defines the MTG system requirements, develops the ground systems, procures the launch services, operates the MTG satellites, and makes the data available to users.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralNov 29, 2022Europe’s new weather satellite fueled + prepped for a December 13th launch

The Ariane 5 mission scheduled for 2022-12-13 is set to launch two C‑band replacement satellites for Intelsat and a spacecraft for Eumetsat.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Org RelationshipNov 25, 2022Equipment defect delays first commercial Vega C flight

Grasp stands for Generalized Retrieval of Atmosphere and Surface Properties and was founded in 2015 to provide software and remote-sensing services primarily to the European Space Agency and Eumetsat.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralOct 21, 2022Grasp acquires AirPhoton to form Grasp Global

EUMETSAT contributes to implementing the Paris Agreement, informs the United Nations about climate change, and provides continuous, long-term operational satellite service.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralOct 20, 2022EUMETSAT’s statement highlights four key ways the agency works with global partners to limit climate change and its impact

EUMETSAT produces data products about the atmosphere, land, and ocean using data from its own satellite missions combined with data from partner agency satellite missions.

EUMETSAT currently operates three other MSG satellites: Meteosat-11 and Meteosat-10 over Europe and Africa, and Meteosat-9 over the Indian Ocean.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralOct 17, 2022EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-8, the world’s longest-serving meteorological satellite in geostationary orbit, moves to “graveyard orbit”

EUMETSAT began re-orbiting Meteosat-8 on 2022-10-06 with maneuvers to lift the spacecraft at least 247 km above geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: eumetsatTechnical ProductOct 17, 2022EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-8, the world’s longest-serving meteorological satellite in geostationary orbit, moves to “graveyard orbit”

Chiara Cocchiara managed the mission Reference Operations Plan and Handover Plan to Operations at EUMETSAT.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralOct 12, 2022SSPI’s 2022 Promise Award winners honored at Future Leaders Celebration during SatNews Publisher’s Silicon Valley Space Week event

Chiara Cocchiara developed and implemented the User Notification System at EUMETSAT.

Chiara Cocchiara is a Systems Operations Engineer for the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).

EUMETSAT will launch the first satellite in its Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) system later 2022.

Mentioned as: eumetsatTechnical ProductSep 14, 2022Meteorologists in Africa prepare now for deployment of the Meteosat Third Generation system

EUMETSAT has worked with partners in Africa for more than 20 years and supports African weather and climate services to maximize benefits from its meteorological satellites.

Mentioned as: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)Narrative GeneralSep 14, 2022Meteorologists in Africa prepare now for deployment of the Meteosat Third Generation system

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