Meteosat
The Meteosat programme, operated by EUMETSAT provides continuous geostationary satellite observations for Europe, Africa, and adjacent regions, supporting weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellites have delivered data since August 2002 through the SEVIRI instrument, offering imagery in 12 spectral bands from three services at 0°, 9.5°, and 45.5°E. The rapid scan satellite acts as a backup during outages, while additional services include data collection and Earth radiation budget measurements from GERB.
Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) ensures continuity and advancement with the Flexible Combined Imager (FCI), Lightning Imager (LI), and Infrared Sounding (IRS) services. The addition of the Copernicus Sentinel-4 spectrometer enhances air quality monitoring, providing high-resolution, near real-time atmospheric data from the next-generation Meteosat constellation. EUMETSAT
The access to MSG and MTG data on terrabyte is restriced to DLR users. For the usage of the data, the license agreement must be accepted. To access restricted data and to accept its licence agreement use the terrapi restricted data API (this is a one time self-service process).
METEOSAT Second Generation (MSG-1 - MSG-4)
Instrument: SEVIRI (Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infra-Red Imager) and GERB (Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget)
Acquisition Date: 2002 - present
Geographical Coverage: 90°N - 90°S
Spatial Resolution: 1 - 5 km
Spectral Range: 0.45- 12.5 µm
Data Source: EUMETSAT
Link: https://www.eumetsat.int/meteosat-second-generation
Citation: https://user.eumetsat.int/resources/user-guides/data-registration-and-licensing#ID-Attribution
METEOSAT Third Generation (MTG-I1 - MTG-I4)
Instrument: Flexible Combined Imager (FCI), Lightning Imager (LI), IRS (Hyperspectral Infrared Sounder), and Copernicus Sentinel-4 UVN (Ultra-violet, Visible and Near-Infrared Sounder)
Acquisition Date: 2022 - present
Geographical Coverage: 90°N - 90°S
Spatial Resolution: 500 m (Europe), 1 km (Europe and Africa)
Spectral Range: 0.45- 12.5 µm
Data Source: EUMETSAT
Link: https://www.eumetsat.int/meteosat-third-generation
Citation: https://user.eumetsat.int/resources/user-guides/data-registration-and-licensing#ID-Attribution