EUMETSAT

aka European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

EUMETSAT is an intergovernmental organisation established in 1986, headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. It operates the Meteosat GEO meteorological satellite series and MetOp polar-orbit series, providing weather and climate data to 30 European member states and partner agencies. Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) was launched in December 2022, beginning the transition to next-generation capabilities.