https://spacewatch.global/tag/phil-evans/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 19 May 2026 09:18:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/phil-evans/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/africas-new-meteorological-satellite-application-facility-amsaf-to-support-timely-weather-based-decision-making/ Tue, 19 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73993 Africa's new Meteorological Satellite Application Facility has launched in Addis Ababa to strengthen nowcasting capabilities across the continent.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/eumetsat-releases-new-metop-sga1-images-taken-by-new-multi-spectral-radiometer-payload/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68253 EUMETSAT has released the first Earth images from its METimage instrument on board the recently launched Metop-SGA1 satellite. These early teasers showcase the exquisite detail, true-to-life color, and data products that will ultimately support European weather services in improving forecasts that save lives, protect communities and benefit economies.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/eumetsats-metop-sga1-satellite-already-transmitting-instrument-data/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67480 Less than three weeks after Metop-SGA1's launch, the satellite has begun beaming data from two of its six instruments. The data from the Microwave Sounder (MWS) and Radio Occultation Sounder (RO) offer an early peek at the meteorological and climate insight that Metop-SGA1 will deliver.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/ariane-6-launches-metop-sga1-satellite-to-polar-orbit/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67081 Metop-SGA1 carrying the EU’s Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission has successfully lifted off on an Ariane-6 rocket in Kourou, French Guiana. As the first satellite in the EUMETSAT Polar System – Second Generation (EPS-SG) program, the launch marks a major step toward delivering more precise forecasts and earlier warnings to help protect lives and property from extreme weather.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/07/europe-launches-mtg-s1-and-sentinel-4-to-monitor-earths-atmosphere-from-geo-orbit/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66065 ESA and its partners have successfully launched the MTG-S1 satellite and Copernicus Sentinel-4 spectrometer on Tuesday, 1 July, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/01/ariane-6-to-launch-esa-and-eumetsats-satellites-later-this-year/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63633 Ariane 6 will launch ESA's Sentinel-1D in the second half of 2025 and EUMETSAT’s Metop-SG-A1 satellite in August 2025 after signing two agreements with the key European institutions at the 17th European Space Conference. For the launch provider, this demonstrates the European Commission, ESA, and EUMETSAT's trust in Ariane 6.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/11/eumetsat-disseminates-first-operational-data-from-mtg-i1/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62100 EUMETSAT has begun the dissemination of data from the Lightning Imager instrument on the first of EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites towards its operational use.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/eumetsat-appoints-katsampani-as-director-of-administration/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 06:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55900 Europe’s operational satellite agency for weather and climate, EUMETSAT has appointed Eleni Katsampani as the organization’s next Director of Administration as of 1 July 2024. The satellite agency's 30-member-state Council made the decision at its 104th meeting in December 2023. In this new position, Katsampani will oversee the administration of the financial and human resources necessary for EUMETSAT and provide the organization with both a regulatory framework and an administrative infrastructure. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/eumetsat-re-awards-mtg-s1s-launch-to-spacex/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 06:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55883 The European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) member states, during a Council meeting which took place on 26-27 June 2024, decided to award a launch service contract to SpaceX for the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket in 2025. The Satellite was initially scheduled to launch on the new Ariane 6's third flight around early 2025.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/spire-global-wins-eumetsat-satellite-weather-data-contract/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 07:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52793 Spire Global, Inc. has received a multi-million euro contract from EUMETSAT, Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, to provide radio occultation (RO) data. The contract is for an initial period of two years, from 2024-2026, with three optional, one-year extensions. The award follows a successful pilot program, which demonstrated the benefits of Spire’s RO data for weather forecasting accuracy and value. The Company’s RO data provides information about the vertical profiles of pressure, humidity and temperature across all points of the globe, including in the most remote regions and open oceans.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/europes-mtg-i1-reveals-spectacular-earth-images/ Mon, 08 May 2023 06:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48530 Europe’s latest weather satellite, the MTG-I1, has just delivered its first view of Earth.]]>