MethaneSAT fails in orbit
A privately funded satellite designed to measure methane emissions has failed after only a little more than a year in orbit.
Planet pushes into European market, announces new agreement with Germany
Planet Labs won a multi-year $280 million agreement funded by the German government to supply satellite imagery and intelligence
Menstrual cups tested in space flight conditions for the first time
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A spacecraft carrying human remains and cannabis crashes into the ocean
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MTG-S1 and Copernicus Sentinel-4 launch highlights
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Two meteorological missions – Meteosat Third Generation Sounder-1 (MTG-S1) and the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission – have launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US.
Both are world-class Earth observation missions developed with European partners to address scientific and societal challenges.
The MTG-S1 satellite will generate a completely new type of data product, especially suited to nowcasting severe weather events, with three-dimensional views of the atmosphere. It is the second in the MTG constellation to be prepared for orbit and is equipped with the first European operational Infrared Sounder instrument.
Copernicus Sentinel-4 will be the first
MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 launch to change how we see our atmosphere
The second of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites and the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission lifted off at 23:04 CEST on Tuesday, 1 July. The satellite is now on its way to monitor Earth’s atmosphere from an altitude of 36 000 km. From this geostationary orbit, the missions can provide game-changing data for forecasting severe storms and air pollution over Europe.
MTG-S1 and Copernicus Sentinel-4 launch from Florida
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Two meteorological missions – Meteosat Third Generation Sounder-1 (MTG-S1) and the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission – have launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US.
Both are world-class Earth observation missions developed with European partners to address scientific and societal challenges.
The MTG-S1 satellite will generate a completely new type of data product, especially suited to nowcasting severe weather events, with three-dimensional views of the atmosphere. It is the second in the MTG constellation to be prepared for orbit and is equipped with the first European operational Infrared Sounder instrument.
Copernicus Sentinel-4 will be the first
Falcon 9 launches European weather satellite
A Falcon 9 launched a European satellite July 1 with a dual mission to collect weather data and monitor atmospheric pollution.
LeoLabs secures U.S. military funding for missile-tracking mobile radar
The funding was awarded through a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) agreement
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