The journey of a satellite mission with the European Space Agency

We both find weather satellites fascinating and so really enjoyed
recording this episode of the podcast. We were incredibly lucky
to be able to talk to Graeme Mason and Thorsten Fehr from the
European Space Agency in this episode.


Graeme is the Meteorological Programmes Manager at the European
Space Agency and is responsible for the implementation of a
number of satellite missions including the Meteosat Third
Generation and the Arctic Weather Satellite, which we speak to
him about in this episode.


Thorsten is the Mission Scientist for the Earth Explorer
Programme mission EarthCARE, which stands for Earth Cloud Aerosol
and Radiation Explorer, and is the European Space Agency’s clouds
and aerosol mission.


In this episode we learn all about the new Arctic Weather
satellite, which is due to be launched in the middle of August
2024 and is actually going to be launched alongside 99 other
satellites. We also learn about EarthCARE, which was launched at
the end of May 2024.


In this episode we cover lots about satellites in general,
including how they range in size from a fridge to the size of a
bus; as well as how long it takes to develop these satellites
before they even get launched.


If you have any questions about weather satellites after
listening to this episode, then definitely reach out to Graeme
and Thorsten on LinkedIn. You can also find out about these
satellite missions as well as many more on the European Space
Agency’s website https://www.esa.int/


You can follow us on Instagram @fortheloveofweather and on X
@4loveofweather.


We really hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and leave
loving the weather a little bit more.