Gerd Dieterle, MSG Project Manager

Gerd Dieterle, ESAs Project Manager for the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG). MSG-1 is planned for launch in late 2000 to continue and expand the services provided by Europe's series of geostationary meteorological satellites since 1977. ESA is responsible for developing the new satellites on behalf of EUMETSAT. [Image Date: 01-11-99] [99.11.001-001]