MTG-S1 / Sentinel-4A Mission
MTG-S1 is Europe's first operational geostationary atmospheric-sounding satellite and hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-4A air-quality instrument. Developed through ESA, EUMETSAT, OHB, Thales Alenia Space, and other European partners, the spacecraft completed commissioning in July 2026 and entered operational service at 0 degrees longitude.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Meteosat-13MTG-S1Sentinel-4A
- Name
- MTG-S1 / Sentinel-4A Mission
- Status
- active
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- Description
- MTG-S1 is Europe's first operational geostationary atmospheric-sounding satellite and hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-4A air-quality instrument. Developed through ESA, EUMETSAT, OHB, Thales Alenia Space, and other European partners, the spacecraft completed commissioning in July 2026 and entered operational service at 0 degrees longitude.
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully launched, reached geostationary orbit, and completed commissioning
- Program
- Meteosat Third Generation
- Start Date
- 2025-07-01
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- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 16:39:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 16:39:20 UTC
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