# @europeanspaceagency on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPgz9F6jAoF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35581657-europeanspaceagency-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/abbd811061.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-07T15:15:17.000+00:00

## Caption

Fresh data from space! 🌍

EUMETSAT has just shared the first look at data from the Meteorological Imager (METimage) aboard the MetOp-SG-A1 satellite — launched earlier this year.
This advanced instrument observes clouds, land, sea and ice, providing key insights into weather forecasting, nowcasting, and climate monitoring.

The mission is a joint effort: we are responsible for the design and development of the satellite, while @eumetsatmedia manages the launch services, ground segment, satellite operations and distribution of data to the meteorological community, with @dlr_spaceagency / @dlr.en providing METimage, one of the many instruments on board the spacecraft. 
 
Here’s a glimpse of its first global views:
1. Iberian Peninsula & North Africa
2. Cold front over central Europe and storms across the Mediterranean
3. North & Central America with fog over the Great Lakes
4. Hurricane Humberto over the Atlantic
5. Arabian Peninsula & Horn of Africa
6. Madagascar & East Africa coast
7. Himalayas & South Asia
8. Western Australia, Indonesia & Indian Ocean
9. Pacific Ocean & Hawaii
10. Global orbit video composite captured between 25–27 September 2025, showing how the Meteorological Imager observes Earth in a Sun-synchronous orbit, keeping pace with the Sun to provide consistent, comparable views day after day.

Each pixel of data brings us closer to a clearer view of Earth and a better understanding of the planet we all share.
 
📸 EUMETSAT

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ESA - European Space Agency | @europeanspaceagency | https://gondola.cc/europeanspaceagency | Government Organization |
| German Aerospace Center (DLR) | @dlr.en | https://gondola.cc/dlr.en | Government Organization |
| EUMETSAT | @eumetsatmedia | https://gondola.cc/eumetsatmedia | Government Organization |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Producer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Editor |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Social Media Manager |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Publisher |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Copywriter |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Community Manager |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Social Media Coordinator |

## Tags

europeanspaceagency, space

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