Long-term commitment to global weather observation
Long-term commitment to global weather observation
METimage plays a central role in the Metop-SG (Second Generation) satellites, the first of which is due to be launched in 2025. These satellites will orbit Earth in a polar orbit, providing new and better global weather and climate data. This information is intended to improve weather forecasts in Europe and worldwide up to ten days in advance. The programme has a planned duration of 24 years with three identical pairs of satellites. METimage is the German contribution to the programme and will be manufactured and installed on all three satellite generations.
