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Media alert - Europe’s most advanced weather satellite becomes fully operational

15.11.2024 European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)

The first of EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation satellites will become fully operational on Wednesday, 4 December 2024.

The two main instruments onboard the spacecraft play a crucial role in enabling national meteorological services to help protect lives and livelihoods by providing high-resolution, accurate data for predicting severe weather events.

EUMETSAT will disseminate the data from all of the satellite’s payload instruments from 4 December 2024 for operational use.

A press conference will be held at 12:15 on that day and will be preceded by a tour of EUMETSAT’s premises, including its satellite control centre, for representatives of the media.

The event will be conducted in English. Interviews in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Finnish can be arranged.

Attendees must register here beforehand.

Please note, presentation of photo identification at Reception is required for entry to EUMETSAT.

Programme

10:30 Arrival and welcome

11:00 Tour of EUMETSAT

12:15 Press conference

Speakers:

Phil Evans, Director-General, EUMETSAT
Sarah Jones, President, Deutscher Wetterdienst
Alain Soulan, Directeur Général Adjoint, MeteoFrance
Christoff Appenzeller, Director General, MeteoSwiss

13:15 One-on-one interviews and refreshments

For more information, please contact press@eumetsat.int

About EUMETSAT

EUMETSAT, Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, monitors the weather and climate from space. Based in Darmstadt, Germany, EUMETSAT provides its 30 member states with meteorological imagery and data that are essential for keeping their communities safe and for the benefit of critical sectors of their economies.

EUMETSAT’s 30 member states are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

For more information, see the EUMETSAT website.

Media Relations EUMETSAT:
Tel: +49 6151 807 7320
Email: press@eumetsat.int
www.eumetsat.int

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15.11.2024 European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)

Regions: Europe, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

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