Category: Satellites
Programmes, instrumentation and breakthroughs in Spacecraft design
Life as a weather technician on board the Polarstern
Part three of the Polarstern diaries has landed - read on to hear all about life as an on-board weather technician in the latest blog instalment!
Life as a mission control engineer at EUMETSAT
Elena sat down with us to explain her responsibilities as a Mission Control Engineer for our "Inside EUMETSAT" series.
Arctic sea ice minimum 2019 – how did it fare this year?
The Arctic sea ice minimum is an annual occurrence that usually takes place in the month of September, when the area/volume of Arctic ice has reached its smallest after the “summer melt season”.
Working together for the benefit of our planet
The 16 September 2019 once again marks the United Nations’ International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
2019 – Another record-breaking year for our planet
It’s been impossible to ignore the headlines over the summer, bringing news of scorching temperatures, devastating wildfires and worrying predictions for the future of our planet.
A closer look at Satellite Application Facilities with SAF Network Manager, Lothar Schüller
Meet Lothar Schüller. Lothar’s role at EUMETSAT is "Satellite Application Facility (SAF) Network Manager" - what’s a SAF, you say? Lothar reveals all during our chat.
Exploring the data archive with Lothar Wolf at EUMETSAT
Lothar Wolf has been working as Data Service Competence Area Manager at EUMETSAT for over 15 years.
Using satellites for climate research
For the past 20 years, the DWD (Deutscher Wetterdienst – the German National Meteorological Service) has been working with a group of experts, using satellite data to monitor the climate and to record changes. The Satellite Application Facility on Climate...
EUMETSAT to host first ever Copernicus ‘Eyes on Earth’ Roadshow
The world we live in requires us to have our eyes open at all times – and well-focused on Earth – so that we can leave the best possible planet for the future generations. A great part of that includes...