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 ...
Tracking the climate-driven shift in...
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.A study ...
MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch...
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 ...
MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 ready for...
MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 on Ariane 6 ready on the launch pad at the European spaceport in French Guiana ahead of liftoff, planned for 13 August 2025 at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 Kourou ...
Ariane 6: preparing flight VA264 for...
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 ...
Behind the scenes with MetOp-SG and...
Experience the preparation of the MetOp-SG-A1 satellite, hosting Copernicus Sentinel-5, scheduled for liftoff on an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 13 August 2025 ...
Watch: MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch
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 ...
First MetOp-SG satellite sealed...
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 ...
Human minds, robotic hands
Last Thursday, a team of robots explored a simulated martian landscape in Germany, guided by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. This was the final session of the Surface Avatar ...
SMOS adds long-term view on carbon...
Data from ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission can be used to estimate how much carbon is stored in forests – and a study has improved our understanding of how reliable this proxy ...
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