![]() Artistic Representation of MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A Satellite | |
Mission type | Meteorology/Earth observation |
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Operator | ESA, EUMETSAT |
Website | MTG (ESA) Sentinel-4 (ESA) |
Mission duration | Planned: 8.5 years [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | MTG-S |
Bus | SmallGEO [2] |
Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
Launch mass | 3,800 kg (8,400 lb) [3] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 1 July 2025, 21:04 UTC |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 (F9-499) |
Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | GEO [4] |
MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A is a European Meteorology and Earth Observation satellite. It is the first of two satellites in the Sentinel-4 constellation, part of the European Union's Copernicus programme on Earth observation and also one of two Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder (MTG-S) spacecraft. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]