page_title: Satellite imagery
section_title: Meteosat
hierarchical_section_title: Satellite imagery / Imaging satellites / Public Domain / Meteosat
caption_attribution_description: Meteosat model, Darmstadt, Germany, at the front of the EUMETSAT building. Taken by me, October 2006.
context_page_description: Satellite imagery are images of Earth collected by imaging satellites operated by governments and businesses around the world. Satellite imaging companies sell images by licensing them to governments and businesses such as Apple Maps and Google Maps.
  It should not be confused for astronomy images collected by space telescope.
context_section_description: The Meteosat-2 geostationary weather satellite began operationally to supply imagery data on 16 August 1981. Eumetsat has operated the Meteosats since 1987.
  The Meteosat visible and infrared imager (MVIRI), three-channel imager: visible, infrared and water vapour; It operates on the first generation Meteosat, Meteosat-7 being still active.
  The 12-channel Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) includes similar channels to those used by MVIRI, providing continuity in climate data over three decades; Meteosat Second Generation (MSG).
  The Flexible Combined Imager (FCI) on Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) will also include similar channels, meaning that all three generations will have provided over 60 years of climate data.
caption: Model of a first generation Meteosat geostationary satellite.
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