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Daily Tribune
a day ago
- Climate
- Daily Tribune
European satellite aims to monitor extreme weather
The Ariane 6 rocket yesterday blasted off carrying Europe's next generation satellite for warning against extreme weather events. As many European countries simmer in a deadly heatwave, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) said its MetOp-SGA1 satellite will give 'earlier warnings to help protect lives and property from extreme weather'. 'Metop-SGA1 observations will help meteorologists improve short- and medium-term weather models that can save lives by enabling early warnings of storms, heatwaves, and other disasters, and help farmers to protect crops, grid operators to manage energy supply, and pilots and sailors to navigate safely,' the agency added.
Euractiv
2 days ago
- Climate
- Euractiv
Ariane 6 rocket launches with Europe's landmark extreme weather satellite in tow
AFP Aug 13, 2025 12:00 2 min. read News Service Produced externally by an organization we trust to adhere to journalistic standards. An Ariane 6 rocket blasted off carrying Europe's next generation satellite for warning against extreme weather events from the European spaceport in French Guyana on Wednesday. As many European countries simmer in a deadly heatwave, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) said its MetOp-SGA1 satellite will give "earlier warnings to help protect lives and property from extreme weather". "Metop-SGA1 observations will help meteorologists improve short- and medium-term weather models that can save lives by enabling early warnings of storms, heatwaves, and other disasters, and help farmers to protect crops, grid operators to manage energy supply, and pilots and sailors to navigate safely," the agency added. The rocket carrying the four-tonne satellite took off from Kourou space base in French Guyana. MetOp-SGA1 was to be put into an 800 kilometre high orbit. It will be Europe's first contribution to a US-led programme, the Joint Polar System, putting up satellites orbiting between the north and south poles. The six monitoring instruments on the satellite are twice as precise as the agency's existing satellite, IASI. It will monitor ocean and land temperatures, water vapour and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the amount of desert dust and cloud cover. "Extreme weather has cost Europe hundreds of billions euros and tens of thousands of lives over the past 40 years – storms like Boris, Daniel and Hans, record heatwaves and fierce wildfires are just the latest reminders," said Phil Evans, EUMETSAT director-general. "The launch of Metop-SGA1 is a major step forward in giving national weather services in our member states sharper tools to save lives, protect property, and build resilience against the climate crisis." The liftoff was the third overall and second commercial mission by Ariane 6 since its massively delayed inaugural flight in July last year. The Ariane company said that it had 32 launches planned from Kourou in coming years and that it was aiming to carry out nine or 10 launches each year.
Al Etihad
2 days ago
- Climate
- Al Etihad
European extreme-weather monitoring satellite launches into space
13 Aug 2025 14:01 KOUROU (AFP)The Ariane 6 rocket on Wednesday blasted off carrying Europe's next generation satellite for warning against extreme weather many European countries simmer in a deadly heatwave, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) said its MetOp-SGA1 satellite will give "earlier warnings to help protect lives and property from extreme weather"."Metop-SGA1 observations will help meteorologists improve short- and medium-term weather models that can save lives by enabling early warnings of storms, heatwaves, and other disasters, and help farmers to protect crops, grid operators to manage energy supply, and pilots and sailors to navigate safely," the agency rocket carrying the four-tonne satellite took off from France's Kourou space base in French Guyana. MetOp-SGA1 was to be put into an 800 kilometre (500 mile) high will be Europe's first contribution to a US-led programme, the Joint Polar System, putting up satellites orbiting between the north and south six monitoring instruments on the satellite are twice as precise as the agency's existing satellite, IASI. It will monitor ocean and land temperatures, water vapour and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the amount of desert dust and cloud cover."Extreme weather has cost Europe hundreds of billions euros and tens of thousands of lives over the past 40 years -- storms like Boris, Daniel and Hans, record heatwaves and fierce wildfires are just the latest reminders," said Phil Evans, EUMETSAT director-general."The launch of Metop-SGA1 is a major step forward in giving national weather services in our member states sharper tools to save lives, protect property, and build resilience against the climate crisis." The liftoff was the third by Ariane 6 since its inaugural flight in July last year.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Climate
- The Sun
European satellite launches to boost extreme weather monitoring
KOUROU: A new European satellite designed to improve extreme weather monitoring blasted into orbit aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana. The MetOp-SGA1 satellite will provide earlier warnings for deadly heatwaves, storms and other disasters across Europe as part of a US-led global weather tracking system. 'Metop-SGA1 observations will help meteorologists improve short- and medium-term weather models that can save lives by enabling early warnings of storms, heatwaves, and other disasters,' said the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites. The four-tonne satellite reached its 800 kilometre high polar orbit equipped with instruments twice as precise as existing weather monitoring technology. It will track ocean temperatures, atmospheric greenhouse gases, desert dust movements and cloud cover with unprecedented accuracy for European forecasters. 'Extreme weather has cost Europe hundreds of billions euros and tens of thousands of lives over the past 40 years,' said EUMETSAT director-general Phil Evans. The satellite represents Europe's first contribution to the Joint Polar System programme, which coordinates weather satellites between the north and south poles. This marked the third successful launch for Ariane 6 since its debut flight last year, with 32 more missions planned from the Kourou spaceport in coming years. 'The launch of Metop-SGA1 is a major step forward in giving national weather services sharper tools to save lives and protect property,' Evans added. – AFP
France 24
2 days ago
- Climate
- France 24
Ariane 6 launches next-gen weather satellite amid deadly heatwave in Europe
The Ariane 6 rocket on Wednesday blasted off carrying Europe 's next generation satellite for warning against extreme weather events. As many European countries simmer in a deadly heatwave, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) said its MetOp-SGA1 satellite will give "earlier warnings to help protect lives and property from extreme weather". "Metop-SGA1 observations will help meteorologists improve short- and medium-term weather models that can save lives by enabling early warnings of storms, heatwaves, and other disasters, and help farmers to protect crops, grid operators to manage energy supply, and pilots and sailors to navigate safely," the agency added. The rocket carrying the four-tonne satellite took off from France 's Kourou space base in French Guyana. MetOp-SGA1 was to be put into an 800 kilometre (500 mile) high orbit. It will be Europe's first contribution to a US-led programme, the Joint Polar System, putting up satellites orbiting between the north and south poles. Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches for 3rd time ever 04:03 The six monitoring instruments on the satellite are twice as precise as the agency's existing satellite, IASI. It will monitor ocean and land temperatures, water vapour and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the amount of desert dust and cloud cover. "Extreme weather has cost Europe hundreds of billions euros and tens of thousands of lives over the past 40 years – storms like Boris, Daniel and Hans, record heatwaves and fierce wildfires are just the latest reminders," said Phil Evans, EUMETSAT director-general. "The launch of Metop-SGA1 is a major step forward in giving national weather services in our member states sharper tools to save lives, protect property, and build resilience against the climate crisis." The liftoff was the third by Ariane 6 since its inaugural flight in July last year. The Ariane company said that it had 32 launches planned from Kourou in coming years and that it was aiming to carry out nine or 10 launches each year.
