First MetOp-SG Satellite Sealed Within Ariane 6 Fairing

First MetOp-SG satellite sealed within Ariane 6 fairing

As preparations to launch Europe's first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, satellite continue on track, the team at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, has bid a heartfelt farewell to this precious satellite as it was sealed from view within the Ariane 6 rocket's fairing.

EUMETSAT's Metop-SGA1 Satellite to Launch NET August 12

EUMETSAT's Metop-SGA1 satellite will be launched not earlier than August 12 aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.The mission, designated VA264, will be the second commercial flight for Ariane 6, the new European heavy-lift launcher. It will place its passenger, the Metop-SGA1 satellite, into Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) at an altitude of around 800 km (≈500 miles). Spacecraft separation will occur 1 hour and …