From tracking air pollution and greenhouse gases to forecasting extreme weather, the new European Metop-SG satellite, launched from Kuru, French Guyana, on Aug., 12, 2025, is a game-changer for our understanding of climate change.
Developed under European Space Agency contract by a European industrial consortium led by Airbus Defence and Space, Metop-SG is the first satellite of EUMETSAT Polar System – Second Generation (EPS-SG). The program will ultimately include six satellites, flying well into the 2040s.
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