Nuevos sistemas de satélites europeos en EUMETSAT.

The EUMETSAT Council has approved opening the vote to approve a new microsatellite system called EUMETSAT Polar System - Sterna (EPS-Sterna). This system would consist of a constellation of six microsatellites designed to observe atmospheric temperature and humidity. It is expected that the constellation will be deployed in 2029 and the mission will last until 2042. The temperature and humidity profiles provided by EPS-Sterna would improve the accuracy of global weather prediction models by increasing the number of available observations, especially in high latitudes. Additionally, EPS-Sterna is expected to be officially approved by the 30 member states of EUMETSAT in the spring of 2025. The climate crisis is causing longer days due to polar ice melting, which could affect internet traffic, financial transactions, and GPS. [Extracted from the article]