Ariane 6 Rocket Launch Highlights: MetOp-SG-A1/Sentinel-5 Earth Satellite | ESA
Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite—hosting the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission—has launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on August 13, 2025, at 02:37 CEST (August 12 21:37 Kourou time).
MetOp-SG-A1 is the first in a series of three successive pairs of satellites. The mission helps to ensure the continued delivery of global observations from polar orbit for weather forecasting and climate analysis for the next 20 years plus. It also offers improved accuracy and resolution compared to the original MetOp mission—along with new measurement capabilities to expand its scientific reach.
Furthermore, this new weather satellite carries the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Mission to deliver daily global data on air pollutants and atmospheric trace gases as well as aerosols and ultraviolet radiation. The Sentinel-5 mission is the result of close cooperation between the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Commission and Eumetsat. It was developed under the responsibility of ESA, by a consortium led by Airbus Defence and Space in Ottobrunn, Germany.
Metop-SGA1 Weather Satellite:
https://www.eumetsat.int/metop-second-generation-a1-and-copernicus-sentinel-5
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-5
Duration: 1 minute, 40 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 13, 2025
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