February 2019
European system for global weather forecasting and climate change detection
... states, through its EUMETCast real-time data. These future programmes, together with EUMETSAT’s geostationary Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) programme, will ensure consistent and timely observations of the weather, environment and climate from...
14 November 2019
Met services prepare for next-generation satellite systems
...Director-General Alain Ratier said the organisation's two next-generation meteorological satellite systems, Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) and EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation (EPS-SG), will help forecasters and climate scientists meet some...
October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
.... This sea ice plays a central role in polar climate and the global ocean circulation pattern. The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite programme will bring a step change in capability for operational meteorology. The programme will guarantee...
February 2022
Building space-qualified detector chips
... lie at the heart of an imaging system known as the Flexible Combined Imager, which will be fitted to the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites scheduled to launch in 2022. The MCT chips included on these satellites will provide detection over...
March 2021
Campuses, clusters and a leading force in UK space
... such as the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) together in order to spearhead innovation. Meteosat Third Generation black body satellite hardware with STFC’s 5 m test chamber in the background. What is available to start-ups...
