Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) designed, tested, and manufactured two powerful charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensors delivered to Airbus GmbH for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-4 air-quality monitoring mission. Sentinel-4, […]
Meteosat Third Generation
ESA’s comments as MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 are ready for launch Tuesday
The second of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites and the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission are ready for liftoff at Cape Canaveral in Florida, US. Live coverage […]
EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite will make a crucial contribution
Set to be launched this July, the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite will make a crucial contribution to doing just that. The first European satellite in geostationary orbit […]
MTG-S and Sentinel-4 undergo pre-launch maneuvers
Following its arrival at Cape Canaveral harbor in Florida,the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sounder satellite, with the Copernicus Sentinel-4 instrument on board, has been transported safely to the cleanroom at […]
MTG-S1 + Sentinel-4 take a step closer to space
The second of the Meteosat Third Generation satellites and the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission have arrived at Cape Canaveral harbor in the United States. The Sentinel-4 instrument, […]
The 1st receiving stations to capture data provided by MTG satellites installed in Nairobi, Kenya.
The first of a series of PUMA-2025 receiving stations specifically designed to capture data from the next-generation of Meteosat geostationary satellites was installed today in Nairobi, Kenya. It will ensure […]
ESA’s weather satellite passes environmental tests
As climate change drives more frequent and severe weather events, the need for accurate and timely forecasting has never been more critical. And now, the next Meteosat Third Generation weather […]
Forrester’s Digest: SpaceX valued at $200 billion plus Arianespace loses Meteosat 3rd gen launch
SpaceX is contemplating another fundraising operation by selling shares in a tender offer that could value the closely held company at roughly $200 billion (€185.7bn), according to Bloomberg. SpaceX is […]
Milestone reached for MTG-S1
Following on from the launch of the first Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite, MTG-I1, last December, the European Space Agency (ESA) focus is now on getting its partner satellite, MTG-S1, […]