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MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5: from cleanroom to space
Video: 00:04:21 Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission – has launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 13 August at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 Kourou time). MetOp-SG-A1 is the first in a series of three successive pairs of satellites. The mission as a whole not…
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Copernicus Hub Essentials
🌊 Copernicus Hubs Essentials – Ókeypis netnámskeið Taktu þátt í Copernicus Marine Service á ókeypis, tveggja hluta vefnámskeiði fyrir alla sem hafa áhuga á gervihnattagögnum. Lærðu að skoða, nálgast og nota gögn úr Copernicus Coastal og Arctic Hub með lifandi kynningum og dæmum úr raunveruleikanum. Hentar vel fyrir byrjendur og alla sem hafa áhuga á…
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OBSERVER: How the EU Space Programme supports Search and Rescue – Galileo SAR Meet 2025
OBSERVER: How the EU Space Programme supports Search and Rescue – Galileo SAR Meet 2025 sonia Thu, 14/08/2025 – 12:04 From Europe’s highest mountain ranges to the open sea, the EU Space Programme is helping rescuers save lives. Galileo’s Search and Rescue (SAR) service, the European Union’s contribution to the global Cospas-Sarsat network, provides rapid…
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FLEX instrument meets its satellite
Image: The development of ESA’s Earth Explorer FLEX mission has recently passed a significant milestone: the mission’s all-important instrument has been joined to its satellite platform.
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Tracking the climate-driven shift in Antarctic plankton from space
Combining 25 years of space-based data with ocean sampling, scientists have uncovered a change in the microscopic organisms that underpin the Southern Ocean’s food chain and carbon storage.
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Copernicus soars into new heights with the launch of Sentinel-5A
Copernicus soars into new heights with the launch of Sentinel-5A ldhoop Wed, 13/08/2025 – 15:30 Ariane62, carrying the Copernicus EU Sentinel-5A & MetOp-SG A1 to a Sun-Synchronous Orbit at an altitude of around 800 km. Following the launch of Copernicus Sentinel-4A last month, the European Union successfully launched the Copernicus Sentinel-5A to further monitor air…
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MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch highlights
Video: 00:01:36 Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission – has launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 13 August at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 Kourou time). MetOp-SG-A1 is the first in a series of three successive pairs of…
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First MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5 launched
Ushering in a new era of weather and climate monitoring from polar orbit, the first in a new series of satellites, MetOp Second Generation, has been lofted into orbit aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. As part of this new satellite’s sophisticated instrument package is the new Copernicus…
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Ariane 6: preparing flight VA264 for liftoff
Video: 00:05:14 MetOp-SG-A1 travelled onboard the Canopée ship. Our teams at the European spaceport in French Guiana have been quite busy making sure both the rocket and the payloads are ready for flight VA264. Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite – which hosts Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package – is…
