Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Ariane 62 | Metop-SG A1’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Aug. 13, 2025, 12:37 a.m.
Timezone: America/Cayenne
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Metop-SG A1 (SSO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Arianespace |
Rocket |
Ariane 62 |
Location |
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
Pad |
Ariane Launch Area 4 |
Type |
Earth Science |
Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#7026
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Location Launch
#327
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Pad Launch
#3
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Agency Launch
#321
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Orbital Launch
#177
Year 2025
Location Launch
#4
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Pad Launch
#2
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Agency Launch
#4
Year 2025
Latest news about the launch
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Time moves fast when you are preparing for liftoff!
This video shows a timelapse of the launch preparations for Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite, which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission. MetOp-SG-A1 was launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European spacepo...
MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5: from cleanroom to space
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...
MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch highlights
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...
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