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MetOp-SG-A1 – New ESA Satellite to Boost Climate and Weather Monitoring to Launch

Posted on: 12 August, 2025 Last updated on: 12 August, 2025 Written by: fp86 Categorized in: News

Today an ESA Ariane 6 rocket will launch MetOp-SG-A1 the first of a new generation of EUMETSAT satellites into a polar orbit around 820 km above the Earth’s surface. The satellite will circle the globe each day, gathering detailed information to support climate science, environmental monitoring and weather forecasting.

MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 Missions Launch

Posted on: 1 July, 2025 Last updated on: 14 July, 2025 Written by: fp86 Categorized in: News

The next Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite and the first instrument of the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission are due to launch today from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. Expected time of launch 22:03 BST.

Canadian Wildfires Campaign

Posted on: 24 January, 2024 Last updated on: 28 January, 2025 Written by: fp86 Categorized in: Research Insights

Earth observation is vital in air quality modelling and assessments, particularly in regions where substantial and reliable ground networks are unavailable. The King’s NCEO team have produced algorithms that utilise satellite observations of active fires to estimate emissions of fire-sourced particulate matter.

Thermal Hotspots & Haze over Northern Thailand, Laos and Vietnam on April 6th, 2023 (Source: NASA Worldview)

Air Quality Research in Southeast Asia

Posted on: 23 January, 2024 Last updated on: 28 January, 2025 Written by: fp86 Categorized in: Research Insights

Global and regional atmospheric models suggest that every spring, air quality in parts of Northern Southeast Asia is amongst the worst in the world, apparently due to smoke from biomass burning.

Air quality impacts from fires

Posted on: 23 January, 2024 Last updated on: 28 January, 2025 Written by: fp86 Categorized in: Research Insights

Earth observation is vital in air quality modelling and assessments, particularly in regions where substantial and reliable ground networks are unavailable.