Eumetsat operates the Meteosat series of geostationary weather satellites, and a new Meteosat Second Generation will take over in a year or two.

A geostationary weather satellite called GOES-13 recorded Irene's genesis as a tropical wave on Aug. 19 all the way through its dissipation today over Maine.

Users could take advantage of the agency's Earth Observatory or Interactive Global Geostationary Weather Satellite Images.