Get to know Europe's meteorological missions

Helping to predict the weather is the most mature application of Earth observation. Over the last four decades satellites have radically improved the accuracy of weather forecasts. Near-realtime meteorological images are at the heart of daily weather bulletins watched by millions across Europe and the world. Europe’s fleet of weather watchers include two families – MetOp and Meteosat, which use different orbits to provide complementary information for weather forecasting.