Meteosat 7 (and previous Meteosat 5, 6) were moved over the Indian Ocean at 57.5° East. The MSG program will provide service until the MTG (Meteosat Third Generation) program takes over. When the operational satellite reaches the end of its life, it is moved over so that the stand-by satellite can transfer to its place. The MTP program was established to ensure the operational continuity between the end of the successful Meteosat Operational Programme in 1995 and Meteosat Second Generation (MSG), which came into operation at the start of 2004 using improved satellites. Meteosat-7 de-orbiting commenced on 3-April-2017 and the spacecraft final command sent on 11-April 2017. EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES (EUMETSAT). A new satellite is then launched into the stand-by position. Com o objetivo de cooperar para a disseminação do conhecimento na área de geotecnologias e devido ao grande número de satélites voltados ao estudo do meio ambiente com características e aptidões distintas, idealizou-se o material didático apresentado neste ambiente. Meteosat Second Generation was designed in response to user requirements to serve the needs of Nowcasting applications and numerical weather prediction. Dentre eles, o radiômetro GERB, instrumentos de comunicação como o GEOS&R (Geostationary Search and Rescue), a plataforma de armazenamento de dados DCS (Data Collection System) e o sensor SEVIRI (Spinning Enchanced Visible and Infrared Imager). O mundo, Europa África Japão Fonte: SAT24.com Finally Meteosat-9 will be moved to 3.5-deg E longitude and be available as a 'rapid scan' mode service backup to Meteosat-10. METEOSAT – Meteorological Satellite Desde 1977, a série de satélites europeus METEOSAT foi responsável pelo lançamento de dez satélites geoestacionários. Com isso, a EUMETSAT e a ESA iniciaram, em 2002, o lançamento da segunda geração de satélites, com novos instrumentos. The launch of MSG-2 (renamed to Meteosat-9) took place on 21 December 2005. The contract for the second generation was awarded to Aérospatiale in its Cannes Mandelieu Space Centre (now Thales Alenia Space), with main subcontractors as Matra, Messerschmitt, Alenia. Meteosat satellite is also used as trasponder of images taken by other worldwide meteorological geostationary satellites (GMS, GOMS, GOES) and it's so possible to have images of the whole Earth. Os dados e os serviços oferecidos pela série são principalmente voltados para meteorologia, com ênfase no apoio à previsão do tempo, contudo os dados também podem ser utilizados em outras áreas do conhecimento, incluindo a agricultura. Meteosat — providing a vital service In geostationary orbit 36,000 km above the equator, the Meteosat satellites — Meteosat-8, -9, -10 and -11 — operate over Europe, Africa and the Indian Ocean. MVIRI (Meteosat Visible and Infrared Imager) - Meteosat 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e 7, Principais Sistemas Sensores – Sensores Orbitais, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply,
Meteosat-10 provides the main full Earth imagery service over Europe and Africa (with images every 15-minutes). Disponível: WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. Following this Meteosat-10 will be moved to 9.5-deg E longitude and take over the operational European 5-minute 'rapid scan' mode service from Meteosat-9. Em 1987 o projeto passou a ser controlado pela European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) e a Agência Espacial Européia (ESA) continuou a atuar no desenvolvimento do segmento espacial. Meteosat-7, the last satellite in the series was launched in 1997.