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![]() Introduction to Meteosat images ![]() ![]() ![]() Five identical geostationary satellites are placed in a constellation around the equator. There is Meteosat (ESA), GMS (Japan), INSAT (India), and GOES E and GOES W (USA). Together they produce new images of global weather conditions every half hour. They do not, however, cover the Polar Regions. ![]() ![]() The first launch of a second generation of Meteosat satellites was in 2002. The opportunity to analyse the atmosphere and its trace gasses was enhanced with these satellites. ![]() ![]() Thermal infrared channel (IR) image. ![]() ![]() Visible channel (VIS) image. ![]() ![]() Water vapour (WV) image. ![]() ![]() |