First MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5 arrive at launch site

Europe will soon be taking another leap forward in its weather forecasting capacity as the first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, satellite arrives safely at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a pivotal moment on the road to launch.

This new polar-orbiting weather satellite also carries the Copernicus Sentinel-5 instrument to deliver daily global data on air pollutants and other atmospheric trace gases.