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All Articles in Weather satellites

12 Apr 2022

Thales Alenia Space proud of MSG-1: the first second-generation Meteosat satellite sets record for orbital longevity

This excellent news confirms the robustness of Europe’s geostationary weather satellites. MSG-1 (also called Meteosat-8) has broken all records for longevity, logging 19 years, 7 months and 12 days in orbit to date. MSG-1 was launched back in August 2002, followed by M...
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23 Mar 2022

Celebrating Meteorological Day

Today is World Meteorological Day, which emphasizes the essential contribution of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services to the safety and wellbeing of society and is celebrated with activities around the world. The themes chosen for World Meteorological Da...
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25 Nov 2019

Happy birthday, Meteosat!

The Meteosat program is celebrating its birthday, 42 years after the first satellite was launched in 1977. Meteosat-1 was launched on November 23, 1977. Placed in geostationary orbit at 0 degrees longitude, it provided a permanent view over most of Europe, the whole of...
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22 Apr 2019

Happy #Earthday!

The best place to understand the long-term trends affecting our planet is not on Earth, but high above it!
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