{"id":3620,"date":"2026-02-19T12:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=3620"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:09:54","slug":"meteosat","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/fr\/glossary\/meteosat\/","title":{"rendered":"METEOSAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>METEOrological <a class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: satellite\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;satellite&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;A free-flying object orbiting the Earth, another planet, or the sun.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/fr\/glossary\/satellite\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">SATellite<\/a> &#x2013; Europe&#x2019;s <a class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: geostationary\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;geostationary&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Describes an orbit in which a satellite is always in the same position with respect to the rotating Earth. The satellite travels around the Earth in the same direction, at an altitude of approximately 35,790 km because that produces an orbital period equal to the period of rotation of the Earth. Used for weather satellites and most commercial telecommunications satellites.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/fr\/glossary\/geostationary\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">geostationary<\/a> <a class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: weather satellite\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;weather satellite&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Earth observation satellite that observes meteorological parameters and processes.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/fr\/glossary\/weather-satellite\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">weather satellite<\/a>, launched by the European Space Agency and operated by Eumetsat. The series of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: METEOSAT\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;METEOSAT&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;METEOrological SATellite - Europe&#x2019;s geostationary weather satellite, launched by the European Space Agency and operated by Eumetsat. The series of METEOSAT satellites was started in 1977, currently the third generation is active (MTG).&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/fr\/glossary\/meteosat\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">METEOSAT<\/a> satellites was started in 1977, currently the third generation is active (MTG).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>METEOrological SATellite &#x2013; Europe&#x2019;s geostationary weather satellite, launched by the European Space Agency and operated by Eumetsat. 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