Joining MetOp-SG-A1 satellite to launch adaptor

Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1 weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package – photographed being joined to the Ariane 6 rocket adaptor in preparation for liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 13 August 2025 at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 Kourou time).

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