This summer, Europe's first operational sounding satellite in geostationary orbit - #MTG-S1 - will launch, delivering groundbreaking capabilities for forecasting and atmospheric monitoring! DYK it will carry 2⃣ missions on board? 🔹 Infrared Sounder (IRS) – Scans Europe every 30 minutes for temperature and humidity, improving extreme weather predictions 🔹 Copernicus Sentinel-4 – Monitoring air quality every 60 minutes, it will track pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and sulphur dioxide,

This animation shows just how the new instruments on board the #Meteosat Third Generation satellites will produce much higher-resolution imagery than that of the second-generation spacecraft 😮 | EUMETSAT

See Earth’s #weather in action from #space. 🛰 Our Q2 2025 global weather video shows how storms evolved across the planet from Apr-Jun, using combined satellite data from around the world. 🌍 Head to the link in our bio or YouTube channel to watch the full video! | EUMETSAT

Julia Figa Saldana, #Sentinel6 Ground Segment Manager at EUMETSAT, discusses the important role of Sentinel-6 in measuring wave height and #ocean surface wind speed data, crucial for issuing #weather warnings at sea. Meet the latest member of the mission team in our video below! To meet the rest of the team behind the mission, visit our YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/3orWleP | EUMETSAT