On Aug. 4, 2015, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) instrument on the MSG-4 satellite captured its first image of Earth.
ESA Hands Over Control of MSG-4 Weather Satellite
On July 26, 2015, the European Space Agency (ESA) handed control of Europe's last Meteosat Second Generation weather satellite, MSG-4, to the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).