MetOP SG (Second Generation)

MetOp-SG A1 Encapsulation

Credits: ESA - M. Pédoussaut

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Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation weather satellite, MetOp-SG-A1 – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package – photographed being sealed within the Ariane 6 rocket’s fairing in preparation for liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 13 August 2025 at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 Kourou time).

Event Date
2025-08-01
Release Date
2025-08-05
Programme
MetOp-SG
Directorate
Observing the Earth
Location
Europe's Spaceport
Reference
83964
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