Metop-SG A1

Name: Metop-SG A1 launch
Start: 2025-08-13T00:37:50Z
End: 2025-08-13T00:37:50Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Ariane 62ArianespaceAriane Launch Area 4

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 · 12:37 AM UTC

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Mission brief

The mission

First of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.

PayloadMetop-SG A1

OrbitSSO

CustomerCopernicus

Stages2

PadAriane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Flight plan

Mission timeline

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The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Global range

Latitude: 5.256°N
Longitude: 52.787°W

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Range weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

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TrackingNo active constraints

Weather rules

Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

12:37 AM UTC – 12:37 AM UTC

Hardware

Vehicle & provider

Vehicle

Ariane 62

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The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 62 with two solid boosters intended for government and scientif...

Height63 m

LEO Payload10,900 kg

Launches327

Successes312

Provider

Arianespace

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FRA • Founded 1980

Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles...

Reliability

Schedule history

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.