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Successful Liftoff Delivers Sentinel4 on MTG Satellite to Enhance Atmospheric Forecasting
- On July 1, 2025, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the MTG-S1 satellite, which carries the Sentinel-4 instrument, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, marking a key milestone in Europe's Meteosat Third Generation program.
- This launch follows extensive development by ESA and Eumetsat to improve weather forecasting and air quality monitoring across Europe using advanced atmospheric sensing technology.
- Sentinel-4, an Airbus-built UV-VIS-NIR spectrometer on MTG-S1, will provide hourly data on pollutants like ozone and nitrogen dioxide, alongside MTG's infrared sounder delivering temperature and moisture profiles every 30 minutes.
- Phil Evans highlighted that MTG-S1 will deliver innovative data offerings designed to assist experts across Eumetsat member states, while James Champion expressed optimism that the Infrared Sounder will significantly enhance the accuracy and timeliness of extreme weather forecasts.
- The mission’s data will enhance Europe’s ability to forecast severe weather and air pollution, strengthen resilience, and support public health through the Copernicus programme’s free and open data access.
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European weather satellite launched by Falcon 9 rocket
A New Era in Space: Falcon 9 Launches European Satellite for Weather and Pollution Monitoring In a significant development for both meteorology and environmental science, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched a European satellite on July 1st. This satellite, with its dual-purpose mission, is set to revolutionize how we collect weather data and monitor atmospheric […]
Successful liftoff delivers Sentinel4 on MTG satellite to enhance atmospheric forecasting
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 02, 2025 - The European Space Agency has successfully launched the MTG-S1 satellite, marking the second deployment in the Meteosat Third Generation program and the first flight of the Copernicus Sentinel-4 ins
The Copernicus Sentinel-4 satellite was successfully placed in geostationary orbit, marking significant progress in monitoring air quality in Europe. This mission is the first dedicated to monitoring the weather conditions from a fixed orbit.
Europe Launches Earth Science Satellites: MTG-S1 & Copernicus Sentinel-4
Europe Launches Earth Science Missions: MTG-S1 & Copernicus Sentinel-4Two meteorological missions—Meteosat Third Generation Sounder-1 (MTG-S1) and the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission—have launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida, United States. Both Earth observation missions were developed with European partners to address scientific and societal challenges.The MTG-S1 satellite will generate a new type of data pro…
Artistic printing of the Meteosat MTG-S1 in Earth orbit – ESA/Mlabspace Last night a Falcon 9 of SpaceX launched the second third generation Meteorology Satellite (MTG-S1) together with the first Sentinel 4 instrument, which in a few weeks will reach its final position in geostationary orbit at 36,000 km altitude above the equator. Although the MTG-S1 is the second third generation Meteosat to be launched is the first type S instrument to be lau…
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