The first images from the new Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder satellite have been presented. It should provide data on temperature and humidity, for more accurate weather forecasting over Europe and northern Africa. Switzerland will also benefit. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The European Space Agency (ESA) presented the images at the European Space Conference in Brussels on Tuesday. They come from the Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder (MTG-S) satellite, which was launched into space in July 2025. The images, which were taken at an altitude of around 36,000 kilometres above the earth, show the temperatures on the earth's surface and on the top of clouds, the humidity. Other images show the humidity in the atmosphere. "We expect that the data from this mission will change the way we predict severe storms over Europe," said ESA Director of Earth Observation Programmes Simonetta Cheli in a statement. The satellite provides new data on temperature and ...
