The new Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first images, highlighting concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and ozone. This image, based on the Sentinel-4’s first measurements that were […]
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ESA’s Arctic Weather satellite adds power to forecasts
Although ESA’s small Arctic Weather Satellite was built as a demonstrator for future constellation called EPS-Sterna, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is now incorporating its data into its […]
EUMETSAT awards Spire Global €3 million contract renewal for satellite weather data
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has been awarded a €3 million contract renewal by EUMETSAT—this renewal is part of a two-year operational contract starting August 14, 2025. Through the contract, […]
EUMETSAT assumes control of inaugural Metop Second Generation satellite
EUMETSAT’s Mission Control Centre has officially taken the reins of the Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) satellite, following the successful completion of the spacecraft’s launch and early operations phase (LEOP). […]
Teledyne Space Imaging Sensors are launched with EUMETSAT’s MetOp-SG-A1 satellite
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), a provider of advanced imaging solutions, has launched a suite of sensors designed and manufactured by Teledyne Space Imaging that are onboard the MetOp-SG-A1 satellite. MetOp-SG-A1 […]
Arianespace’s Ariane 6 successfully launches Metop-SGA1 weather satellite “This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter”
On August 12, 2025 at 9:37 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (00:37 a.m. UTC, 2:37 a.m. CEST, on August 13), Ariane 6 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport carrying […]
Arianespace ready for Tuesday launch of EUMETSAT’s Metop-SG A1 weather satellite
Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite — which hosts Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package — is set for liftoff on an Ariane 6 rocket from […]
EUMETSAT takes control of Europe’s 1st GEO sounder satellite
After more than two weeks of complex maneuvering, precise positioning and meticulous checks, EUMETSAT assumed control of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) spacecraft on 18 July 2025, the […]
Amphinicy Technologies receives contract for operations support at EUMETSAT’s Svalbard and Azores facilities, and LEO ground stations monitoring and control solutions
Following an open invitation to tender, Amphinicy Technologies, a provider of advanced software solutions and software products for the satellite industry from Zagreb (Croatia) and Luxembourg (Luxembourg), has been awarded […]
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to launch MTG-Sounder satellite July 1st
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, July 1 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Eumetsat MTG-S1 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in […]