MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5A Mission
MetOp-SG-A1 is the first spacecraft in Europe's MetOp Second Generation operational weather system. Its six-instrument payload includes the Copernicus Sentinel-5A spectrometer for atmospheric composition, supporting numerical weather prediction, climate records, air-quality monitoring, ocean observations, and environmental services for EUMETSAT users.
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- Aliases
- MetOp Second Generation A1 missionSentinel-5A launch mission
- Name
- MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5A Mission
- Status
- active
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- Description
- MetOp-SG-A1 is the first spacecraft in Europe's MetOp Second Generation operational weather system. Its six-instrument payload includes the Copernicus Sentinel-5A spectrometer for atmospheric composition, supporting numerical weather prediction, climate records, air-quality monitoring, ocean observations, and environmental services for EUMETSAT users.
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully launched and operating in its planned polar orbit
- Program
- EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation
- Start Date
- 2025-08-13
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- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 18:31:04 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 18:31:04 UTC
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