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First glimpse of MetOp-SG-A1 Microwave Sounder data

MetOp-SG-A1 Microwave Sounder data

MetOp-SG-A1 Radio Occultation data

HydroGNSS

FLEX instrument mounted on its satellite

This Copernicus Sentinel-3 image shows high concentrations of chlorophyll in yellow-green along the coastline of South Australia, near Adelaide. Chlorophyll-a is a key indicator of the presence of algae in the ocean.

Lake-surface temperature highs and lows 2024

Soil moisture anomalies over 2024 compared to 1991–2020

Extent of Arctic permafrost 1997 and 2021

Sea-level charting satellite arrives at California launch site

Iberian fires August 2025

Fire hotspots and carbon monoxide concentrations

Fires northeast Portugal and northwest Spain

Arctic Weather Satellite reveals ice clouds

Arctic Weather satellite improves wind forecasts

Arctic Weather Satellite offers clearer view of cyclones

FLEX instrument installed on its satellite

The development of ESA’s Earth Explorer FLEX mission has recently passed a significant milestone: the mission’s all-important instrument has been joined to its satellite platform.

Lowering FLEX instrument onto satellite platform

Antarctic yearly mean sea ice extent, 1997–2023

Chlorophyll-a concentration around the Antarctic

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 on their way to orbit aboard Ariane 6

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 lift off aboard Ariane 6

Ariane 6 lofts MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 into orbit

Ariane 6 takes MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 into orbit

Ariane 6 taking MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 into orbit

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 take to the skies

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 on their way to orbit

Europe’s new weather satellite launches

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 lift off

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 on the launch pad

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 ready for liftoff

Looking down at Ariane 6 with MetOp-SG-A1

Ariane 6 with MetOp-SG-A1 in its mobile hangar

The top of Ariane 6 with MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5

Phytoplankton groups around the Antarctic

Ariane 6 with MetOp-SG-A1

Ariane 6 revealing MetOp-SG-A1

MetOp-SG-A1 separation from Ariane 6

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 upper-composite fully assembled in the launch tower

Connecting MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 upper-composite to the Ariane 6 rocket

Positioning MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 upper-composite on top of Ariane 6

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 upper-composite about to meet rocket

HydroGNSS passes Flight Acceptance Review

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 arriving at the launch pad

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 on a roll to the launch pad

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 upper-composite ready to roll to the launch pad

MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5 stickers on Ariane 6 rocket fairing

MetOp-SG-A1 sealed within Ariane 6 fairing

Sealing MetOp-SG-A1 satellite within Ariane 6 fairing

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