Metop-SG A1
Earth Science
Success
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialAriane 62SSOorbit
Flight Timeline
- T-00:07Ignition
- T+00:00Liftoff
- T+02:15SRB Separation
- T+03:32Fairing Separation
- T+07:42Stage 2 Separation
- T+07:50SES-1
- T+54:27SES-2
- T+1:04:00Payload Separation
- T+1:58:00SES-3
Launch time
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Success
Overview
First of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.
Mission details
Copernicus is the European Union's Earth observation programme coordinated and managed for the European Commission by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), the EU Member States. It aims at achieving a global, continuous, autonomous, high quality, wide range Earth observation capacity. Providing accurate, timely and easily accessible information to, among other things, improve the management of the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change, and ensure civil security.
Apr 3, 2014 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#7,026
ASA Mission
#321
Pad Launch
#3
Location Launch
#327
Designator
2025-172
Launch Window
NET
Aug 13, 2025, 12:37 AM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Ariane Launch Area 4
ELA-4, is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. The complex is composed of a launch pad with mobile gantry, an horizontal assembly building and a dedicated launch operations building. ELA-4 is operated by Arianespace as part of the Ariane 6 program.
Total Launches
7
Orbital Attempts
7
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 12d
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Aug 12, 2025, 9:37 PM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903
Frequently asked questions
Guiana Space Centre