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The Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) is an international consortium for coordinating meteorological satellite systems. [1][2] It was established on 19 September 1972 in Washington, DC, in the context of coordinating geostationary meteorological satellite programmes for the First GARP Global Experiment. [3] CGMS coordinates end-to-end meteorological satellite systems from operators to user communities, including operational continuity planning, contingency arrangements for coverage gaps, data access and quality improvement, climate-monitoring virtual constellations, and space weather coordination. [2][4] CGMS operates no spacecraft itself; satellite operations remain with member agencies while CGMS provides a non-binding forum with annual plenary sessions and a rolling five-year High-Level Priority Plan. [1][2] Its permanent secretariat is hosted by EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany, and recent plenary activity includes CGMS-52 hosted by NOAA. [2][5]
- [1]CGMS, official websiteagency doc2026-06-20
- [2]EUMETSAT, CGMS pageagency doc2026-06-20
- [3]Wikipedia, Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellitesthird party2026-06-20
- [4]WMO, Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites newsagency doc2026-06-20
- [5]NOAA NESDIS, CGMS-52 announcementagency doc2026-06-20
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title = {Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
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