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Originally Published 6 months ago — by Spaceflight Now
EUMETSAT and ESA are preparing to launch the MTG-S1 weather and air quality satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center, despite weather challenges, aiming to enhance weather forecasting and pollution monitoring for Europe and North Africa, with the satellite expected to operate for over 8 years and provide high-frequency data.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by EUMETSAT
The first image captured by EUMETSAT's newest satellite, Meteosat Third Generation - Imager 1 (MTG-I1), shows an extraordinary level of detail of cloud structures over Europe, Africa, and the Atlantic. The higher resolution imagery and more frequent production of images will enable forecasters to detect and predict severe weather events more rapidly and accurately. The satellite and its instruments are undergoing testing, calibration, and validation until late 2023, when the images will be produced every 10 minutes and released operationally for use in weather forecasts.